Boat fuel reserve by leg calculator

Calculate fuel by leg and total modeled trip fuel with your own figures.

Your numbers

Use the units shown. Results update as you change valid inputs.

Use fuel by leg and total modeled trip fuel to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Measured consumption curve JSON [[speed knots,litres per hour],...]
[[4,2],[6,4],[8,7]]
Planned legs JSON [[distance nautical miles,speed knots],...]
[[20,6],[10,4]]
User reserve fraction of trip fuel
0.3
Fixed additional reserve (L)
5
Fuel by leg (L)
[13.3333333333,5]
Total modeled trip fuel (L)
18.333333
Departure fuel including entered reserve (L)
28.833333

Try another scenario

Measured consumption curve JSON [[speed knots,litres per hour],...]
[[3,2],[6,4],[8,7]]
Planned legs JSON [[distance nautical miles,speed knots],...]
[[20,6],[10,4]]
User reserve fraction of trip fuel
0.3
Fixed additional reserve (L)
5
Fuel by leg (L)
[13.3333333333,6.66666666667]
Total modeled trip fuel (L)
20
Departure fuel including entered reserve (L)
31
Calculation method

Calculation method

Fuel by leg (L)

Interpolate measured fuel/hour at leg speed; fuel=distance/speed×burn.

Total modeled trip fuel (L)

Interpolate measured fuel/hour at leg speed; fuel=distance/speed×burn.

Departure fuel including entered reserve (L)

Interpolate measured fuel/hour at leg speed; fuel=distance/speed×burn.

Symbols and units
a
Measured consumption curve JSON [[speed knots,litres per hour],...]
b
Planned legs JSON [[distance nautical miles,speed knots],...]
c
User reserve fraction of trip fuel
d
Fixed additional reserve (L)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • No extrapolation, waves/current, engine degradation or regulatory reserve requirement. Supported limits: All required fields must be finite values of the exact declared type and within displayed bounds. Lists contain1–1000 finite numbers. JSON tables are numeric rectangular rows, at most100 rows and30 columns; individual tools have stricter shape/domain constraints. No extrapolation, waves/current, engine degradation or regulatory reserve requirement.
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