RCAIDE.Library.Attributes.Propellants

Propellants#

This module provides propellant definitions for RCAIDE simulations. It includes classes for various propellant types categorized as follows:

Aviation Fuels

  • Aviation_Gasoline : Aviation gasoline properties

  • Jet_A : Commercial aviation kerosene

  • Jet_A1 : International spec aviation kerosene

  • JP7 : Advanced high thermal stability jet fuel

Rocket Propellants

  • Rocket_LH2 : Rocket-grade liquid hydrogen

  • Rocket_RP1 : Rocket-grade kerosene

Cryogenic Fuels

  • Liquid_Hydrogen : LH2 for aviation applications

  • Liquid_Natural_Gas : LNG fuel properties

  • Gaseous_Hydrogen : GH2 properties

Hydrocarbon Fuels

  • Methane : CH4 properties

  • Propane : C3H8 properties

  • Ethane : C2H6 properties

  • Alkane_Mixture : Customizable alkane blend properties

Alcohols

  • Ethanol : C2H5OH properties

  • Butanol : C4H9OH properties

  • Propanol : C3H7OH properties

  • Alcohol_Mixture : Customizable alcohol blend properties

Base Classes

  • Propellant : Base class defining standard propellant interfaces

See also

RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Propulsors

Propulsion analysis tools

RCAIDE.Library.Components.Propulsors

Propulsion system components

Modules

Alcohol_Mixture(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing a binary mixture of alcohol fuels with customizable composition.

Alkane_Mixture(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing a binary mixture of alkane fuels with customizable composition.

Aviation_Gasoline(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing aviation gasoline (avgas) fuel properties.

Butanol(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing butanol (C4H9OH) fuel properties for propulsion applications.

Ethane(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing ethane (C2H6) fuel properties for propulsion applications.

Ethanol(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing ethanol (C2H5OH) fuel properties for propulsion applications.

Gaseous_Hydrogen(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing gaseous hydrogen (H2) fuel properties for propulsion applications.

JP7(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing JP-7 high thermal stability jet fuel properties.

Jet_A(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing Jet A aviation kerosene fuel properties and emissions characteristics.

Jet_A1(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing Jet A-1 aviation kerosene fuel properties and emissions characteristics.

Liquid_Hydrogen(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing liquid hydrogen (LH2) fuel properties for aviation applications.

Liquid_Natural_Gas(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) fuel properties and composition for propulsion applications.

Liquid_Petroleum_Gas(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) fuel properties and composition for propulsion applications.

Methane(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing methane (CH4) fuel properties and emissions characteristics for propulsion applications.

Propane(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing propane (C3H8) fuel properties and emissions characteristics for propulsion applications.

Propanol(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing propanol (C3H7OH) fuel properties and emissions characteristics for propulsion applications.

Propellant(*args, **kwarg)

Base class for defining propellant properties and characteristics in propulsion systems.

Rocket_LH2(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing liquid hydrogen (LH2) fuel properties specifically for rocket propulsion applications.

Rocket_RP1(*args, **kwarg)

A class representing Rocket Propellant-1 (RP-1) properties for rocket propulsion applications.

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