diff --git a/burnStartTimeCalc.m b/burnStartTimeCalc.m
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+function [h0, vb, burnStartTime] = burnStartTimeCalc(Tcurve, tb, M0, mdot, Mb)
+Mavg = (M0 + Mb)/2;
+g = -9.81;
+
+A_tot = 0;
+
+% Riemann Sum
+for i = 2:length(Tcurve)
+    if i > 1
+        A = (Tcurve(i, 1) - Tcurve(i - 1, 1)) * Tcurve(i, 2);
+    else
+        A = Tcurve(i, 1) * Tcurve(i, 2);
+    end
+    A_tot = A_tot + A;
+end
+
+Tavg = A_tot / tb;
+ueq = Tavg / mdot;
+delta_ub = ueq * log(M0/Mb) + g*tb;
+a_avg = (Tavg/Mavg) + g;
+
+hf = ((delta_ub^2) / (2*-g));
+hb = ((delta_ub^2) / (2*a_avg))
+
+h0 = hf + hb + 1;
+vb = delta_ub;
+burnStartTime = vb / -g;
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