Path: Propulsion/Chemical
% The lower heating value for a hydrocarbon fuel. The fuel is CnHm. n can also be the name of a jet fuel: JP-3 through JP-8 Since version 8. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form: qR = QRHydrocarbon( n, m ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Inputs ------ n (1,1) Number of carbon atoms or fuel name m (1,1) Number of hydrogen atoms ------- Outputs ------- qR (1,1) Lower heating value (J/kg) --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Back to the Propulsion Module page