FElectricPropulsion:

Path: Propulsion/Electric

% Computes the total mass, fuel mass and power for an electric thruster.
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   Form:
   [mT, mF, p] = FElectricPropulsion( uE, sF, sP, mP, eta, f, dV )
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   Inputs
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   uE         (1,:) Exhaust velocity (m/s)
   sF         (1,1) Structural mass ratio (mass structure/mass fuel)
   sP         (1,1) Specific power (mass power/watt)
   mP         (1,1) Payload mass (kg)
   eta        (1,1) Efficiency
   f          (1,1) Thrust (N)
   dV         (1,1) Delta v (m/s)

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   Outputs
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   mT         (1,:) Total mass (kg)
   mF         (1,:) Fuel mass (kg)
   p          (1,:) Power (W)

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Children:

Common: Graphics/Plot2D

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