Chapter C: C Cylinder Formulas

C

carbon (element)

Ca

calcium (element)

cable length =

120 fathoms	0.1185 mi (naut)
720 ft	0.1364 mi (stat)
219.456 m

cable sag

CATENARY FORMULAS

caliber

unit of measure used for sizing diameter of ammunition and equals 0.01 in.

calorie

GRAM-CALORIE

calorie/mole

GRAM-CALORIE/MOLE

calorie-gram

GRAM-CALORIE

calorie-kilogram

KILOGRAM-CALORIE

candela

ILLUMINATION

candle

ILLUMINATION

candle/square centimeter =

6.4516 cd/in. 2	3.1416 L
1 E + 04 cd/m 2	3141.6 mL
2914 ft-L

candle/square foot =

0.00694 cd/in. 2	3.1416 ft-L
10.7639 cd/m 2	0.0033816 L

candle/square inch =

0.155 cd/cm 2	452 ft-L
144 cd/ft 2	0.48695 L
1550 cd/m 2	486.95 mL

candle/square meter =

0.0929 cd/ft 2	0.2919 ft-L
6.4516 E ? 04 cd/in. 2	3.1416 E ? 04 L

candlepower

ILLUMINATION

candlepower (spherical) = 12.566 lm

capacitance

ELECTRICAL

capacitive reactance

ELECTRICAL

capacitivity

ELECTROSTATICS

capacitor

ELECTRICAL

capillary action

the ability of a liquid (in a small-diameter tube) to rise in the tube due to surface tension of the liquid and the strength of the film adhesion between the liquid and the tube.

carat (gold)

measure of parts of gold per 24 parts of an alloy and equal to 41.667 milligrams of gold per gram of alloy.

carat (precious stones) =

0.2 g	2 E ? 04 kg
3.08647 gr	200 mg

catenary

the sagging curve formed by a cable of uniform weight, suspended freely between two supports at the same level.

CATENARY FORMULAS

where

d