Guts of fuel generation

I have not come across a formula for ram scoop fuel generation that is accurate in all circumstances. The values in the following table were taken from a testbed.

Note that the fuel generated is per engine, not per ship; i.e.; a ship with 2, 3, or 4 engines produces (or uses) 2, 3, or 4 times as much fuel as a single engine ship.

The values presented assume that the ship travels the full distance possible at the given speed. If it travels less than this distance, the fuel generated is proportionally reduced (approximately).

For different engines at different speed, thus, we have the following amounts of fuel generated (in mg)

                        Warp Speed
Engine                  9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1
Fuel Mizer              -    -    -    -    -    16   27   24   10
Rad-Hydro Ram           -    -    -    36   75   96   90   40   10
Sub Gal Scoop           -    -    -    -    25   48   54   40   10
Trans-Gal Scoop         -    -    -    36   75   96   90   40   10
Trans Gal Super Scoop   -    -    49   108  150  160  90   40   10
Trans Gal Mizer Scoop   -    64  147   216  250  160  90   40   10
Galaxy Scoop            -   192  294   360  250  160  90   40   10

No, it's not a typo. The Galaxy scoop generates no fuel at its free speed of warp 9. Go figure!

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