Class EngineAircraftFuelConsumer

Calculates fuel consumption for aircraft engines based on power output and efficiency. Consumes fuel proportionally to generated power and inversely to engine efficiency.

Inheritance

object

EngineAircraftFuelConsumer

Namespace: NWH.Aerodynamics.AircraftController.Propulsion

Assembly: NWH.Aerodynamics.dll

Syntax

[RequireComponent(typeof(AircraftEngineBase))]
public class EngineAircraftFuelConsumer : AircraftFuelConsumer

Fields

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consumptionMultiplier

Multiplier for fuel consumption rate. Values less than 1 reduce consumption, values greater than 1 increase it. Use to adjust consumption without changing physical accuracy parameters.

Declaration

[Tooltip("In case you do not need physically accurate fuel consumption you can lower/rise the consumption in here.")]
public float consumptionMultiplier

Field Value

Type	Description
float

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efficiency

Thermal efficiency of the engine (0 to 1). Represents the fraction of fuel energy converted to mechanical power. Typical values: 0.25-0.35 for piston engines, 0.30-0.40 for turbines. Lower efficiency means more fuel is wasted as heat.

Declaration

[Tooltip("Engine efficiency (in percent). 1 would mean that all the energy contained in fuel would go into output power.")]
public float efficiency

Field Value

Type	Description
float

Methods

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GetConsumption()

Calculates fuel consumption for the current frame based on engine power output.

Declaration

public override float GetConsumption()

Returns

Type	Description
float	Fuel consumed in liters this frame.

Overrides

AircraftFuelConsumer.GetConsumption()

Remarks

Assumes fuel energy density of 36 MJ/L (typical for aviation gasoline). Converts engine power output to fuel consumption accounting for efficiency losses. Returns 0 if engine is not running.