flightgear/src/FDM/JSBSim/FGAtmosphere.cpp

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 Module:       FGAtmosphere.cpp
 Author:       Jon Berndt
               Implementation of 1959 Standard Atmosphere added by Tony Peden 
 Date started: 11/24/98
 Purpose:      Models the atmosphere
 Called by:    FGSimExec

 ------------- Copyright (C) 1999  Jon S. Berndt (jsb@hal-pc.org) -------------

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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
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Models the atmosphere. The equation used below was determined by a third order
curve fit using Excel. The data is from the ICAO atmosphere model.

HISTORY
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11/24/98   JSB   Created
07/23/99   TP    Added implementation of 1959 Standard Atmosphere
                 Moved calculation of Mach number to FGTranslation
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COMMENTS, REFERENCES,  and NOTES
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[1]   Anderson, John D. "Introduction to Flight, Third Edition", McGraw-Hill,
      1989, ISBN 0-07-001641-0

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INCLUDES
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#include "FGAtmosphere.h"
#include "FGState.h"
#include "FGFDMExec.h"
#include "FGFCS.h"
#include "FGAircraft.h"
#include "FGTranslation.h"
#include "FGRotation.h"
#include "FGPosition.h"
#include "FGAuxiliary.h"
#include "FGOutput.h"
#include "FGDefs.h"

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************************************ CODE **************************************
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FGAtmosphere::FGAtmosphere(FGFDMExec* fdmex) : FGModel(fdmex)
{
  Name = "FGAtmosphere";
  h=0;
  Calculate();
}


FGAtmosphere::~FGAtmosphere()
{
}


bool FGAtmosphere::Run(void)
{
  if (!FGModel::Run()) {                 // if false then execute this Run()
    h = State->Geth();
    Calculate();
    State->Seta(soundspeed);
  } else {                               // skip Run() execution this time
  }
  return false;
}


float FGAtmosphere::CalcRho(float altitude)
{
  return (0.00237 - 7.0E-08*altitude
        + 7.0E-13*altitude*altitude
        - 2.0E-18*altitude*altitude*altitude);
}


void FGAtmosphere::Calculate(void)
{
  //see reference [1]

  float slope,reftemp,refpress,refdens;
  int i=0;
  float htab[]={0,36089,82020,154198,173882,259183,295272,344484}; //ft.

  if (h <= htab[0]) {
    h=0;
  } else if (h >= htab[7]){
    i = 7;
    h = htab[7];
  } else {
    while (htab[i+1] < h) {
      i++;
    }
  }

  switch(i) {
  case 0:     // sea level
    slope     = -0.0035662; // R/ft.
    reftemp   = 518.688;    // R
    refpress  = 2116.17;    // psf
    refdens   = 0.0023765;  // slugs/cubic ft.
    break;
  case 1:     // 36089 ft.
    slope     = 0;
    reftemp   = 389.988;
    refpress  = 474.1;
    refdens   = 0.0007078;
    break;
  case 2:     // 82020 ft.
    slope     = 0.00164594;
    reftemp   = 389.988;
    refpress  = 52.7838;
    refdens   = 7.8849E-5;
    break;
  case 3:     // 154198 ft.
    slope     = 0;
    reftemp   = 508.788;
    refpress  = 2.62274;
    refdens   = 3.01379E-6;
    break;
  case 4:     // 173882 ft.
    slope     = -0.00246891;
    reftemp   = 508.788;
    refpress  = 1.28428;
    refdens   = 1.47035e-06;
    break;
  case 5:     // 259183 ft.
    slope     = 0;
    reftemp   = 298.188;
    refpress  = 0.0222008;
    refdens   = 4.33396e-08;
    break;
  case 6:     // 295272 ft.
    slope     = 0.00219459;
    reftemp   = 298.188;
    refpress  = 0.00215742;
    refdens   = 4.21368e-09;
    break;
  case 7:     // 344484 ft.
    slope     = 0;
    reftemp   = 406.188;
    refpress  = 0.000153755;
    refdens   = 2.20384e-10;
    break;
  }


  if (slope == 0) {
    temperature = reftemp;
    pressure = refpress*exp(-GRAVITY/(reftemp*Reng)*(h-htab[i]));
    density = refdens*exp(-GRAVITY/(reftemp*Reng)*(h-htab[i]));
  } else {
    temperature = reftemp+slope*(h-htab[i]);
    pressure = refpress*pow(temperature/reftemp,-GRAVITY/(slope*Reng));
    density = refdens*pow(temperature/reftemp,-(GRAVITY/(slope*Reng)+1));
  }

  soundspeed = sqrt(SHRATIO*Reng*temperature);

}


float FGAtmosphere::GetTemperature(float altitude)
{
  if (altitude != h) {
    h = altitude;
    Calculate();
  }
  return temperature;
}


float FGAtmosphere::GetPressure(float altitude)
{
  if (altitude != h) {
    h = altitude;
    Calculate();
  }

  return pressure;
}

float FGAtmosphere::GetDensity(float altitude)
{
  if (altitude != h) {
    h = altitude;
    Calculate();
  }

  return density;
}


float FGAtmosphere::GetSoundSpeed(float altitude)
{
  if (altitude != h) {
    h = altitude;
    Calculate();
  }

  return soundspeed;
}