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% H2/O2 rocket model. Type RocketH2O2 for a demo of the Space Shuttle Main Engine at sea level. If p0 is any character it will return a default data structure. Since version 2014.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form: [thrust, uE, qR] = RocketH2O2( p0, pA, aStar, aE, f, tP ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Inputs ------ p0 (1,1) Chamber pressure (N/m^2) pA (1,1) Ambient pressure (N/m^2) aStar (1,1) Throat area (m^2) aE (1,1) Exit area (m^2) f (1,1) Mixture ratio (kg O2/kg H2) tP (1,1) Preheat temperature (deg-K) ------ Outputs ------- thrust (1,1) Thrust (N) uE (1,1) Exhaust velocity (m/s) qR (1,1) Energy per unit mass (J/kg) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Main_Engine Hill, P. and C. Peterson, "Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion", p. 353-361. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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