RCAIDE.Library.Plots.Energy.plot_crogenic_fuel_consumption

plot_crogenic_fuel_consumption

Functions

plot_fuel_consumption(results[, ...])

Creates a plot showing aircraft fuel consumption over time, including standard and additional fuel if present.

plot_fuel_consumption(results, save_figure=False, show_legend=True, save_filename='Aircraft_Fuel_Burnt', file_type='.png', width=11, height=7)

Creates a plot showing aircraft fuel consumption over time, including standard and additional fuel if present.

Parameters:

• results (Results) – RCAIDE results structure containing segment data and fuel consumption information

• save_figure (bool, optional) – Flag for saving the figure (default: False)

• show_legend (bool, optional) – Flag for displaying plot legend (default: True)

• save_filename (str, optional) – Name of file for saved figure (default: “Aircraft_Fuel_Burnt”)

• file_type (str, optional) – File extension for saved figure (default: “.png”)

• width (float, optional) – Figure width in inches (default: 11)

• height (float, optional) – Figure height in inches (default: 7)

Returns:

fig – Figure handle containing the generated plot

Return type:

matplotlib.figure.Figure

Notes

The function plots three curves when additional fuel is present:

1. Standard fuel consumption

2. Additional fuel consumption

3. Total fuel consumption (sum of standard and additional)

When no additional fuel is present, only total fuel consumption is plotted. Different flight segments are distinguished by different colors.

Major Assumptions

• Fuel consumption is plotted as negative values to show depletion

• Time is converted from seconds to minutes for plotting

• Fuel mass is measured in kilograms

• Previous segment fuel values are accumulated for continuous plotting

Definitions

‘Standard Fuel’

Primary fuel used for propulsion

‘Additional Fuel’

Secondary or auxiliary fuel source if present

‘Total Fuel’

Combined mass of all fuel types consumed