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equivalent system mass: a standalone construct

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Spacecraft engineering

a trade metric for life support systems that converts volume, power, cooling and crew time into an equivalent launched mass.

In spacecraft engineering, equivalent system mass refers to a trade metric for life support systems that converts volume, power, cooling and crew time into an equivalent launched mass. This meaning comes from Levri (2000) in SAE Technical Paper Series.[1]

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References

Levri, J. A., Vaccari, D. A., & Drysdale, A. E. (2000). Theory and Application of the Equivalent System Mass Metric. SAE Technical Paper Series, 1. https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-2395

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