Source code for RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Geometry.Planform.wing_fuel_volume

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#  Correlation-based methods for wing fuel capacity estimation
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def wing_fuel_volume(wing):
    """Calculates the available fuel volume in a wing.

    Assumptions:
    None

    Source:
    Torenbeek, E., "Advanced Aircraft Design", 2013 (equation 10.30)

    Inputs:
    wing.
      areas.reference    [m^2]
      aspect_ratio       [-]
      thickness_to_chord [-]

    Outputs:
    wing.volume          [m^3]

    Properties Used:
    N/A
    """              

    # Unpack
    sref  = wing.areas.reference
    ar    = wing.aspect_ratio
    tc    = wing.thickness_to_chord

    # Calculate
    volume = 0.90* tc * sref** 1.5 * ar**-0.5 * 0.55

    # Pack
    wing.fuel_volume = volume