Formula Symbols - C

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SymbolGreek SymbolDefinitionUSMetric
$$Z$$ - canonical partition function - -
$$C$$ - capacitance - -
$$V$$ - capacity $$in^3$$ $$L$$
$$Ca$$ - Capillary number dimensionless number dimensionless number
$$A \;,\; L_d$$   characteristic diffusion length - -
$$Ca$$ - Cauchy number dimensionless number dimensionless number
$$K$$ - cavitation - -
$$Ca \;,\; \sigma$$ sigma Cavitation number dimensionless number dimensionless number
$$a_c$$ - centripetal acceleration - -
$$F_c$$ - centripetal force - -
$$C \;,\; \Delta$$ Delta change - -
$$\rho$$ rho change density - -
$$\rho$$ rho change density of electrons - -
$$z$$ - change number of an ion - -
$$\Delta x$$ Delta characteristic difference of mole fraction - -
$$f$$ - characteristic frequency - -
$$l_c$$ - characteristic length - -
$$v$$ - characteristic speed - -
$$\Theta$$ Theta characteristic temperature - -
$$\Delta T$$ Delta characteristic temperature difference - -
$$\Delta t$$ Delta characteristic time interval - -
$$q$$ - charge of particle - -
$$\mu$$ mu chemical potential - -
$$Ch$$ - Chezy formula - -
$$c$$ - chord length - -
$$\Gamma$$ Gamma circulation $$ft^2\;/\;sec$$ $$m^2\;/\;s$$
$$C$$ - circumference $$ft$$ $$m$$
$$r_c$$ - classical electron radius - -
$$c$$ - clearance $$in$$ $$m$$
$$C$$ - coefficient - -
$$\gamma$$ gamma coefficient of area thermal expansion $$1 \;/\; ^\circ F$$ $$1 \;/\; ^\circ C$$
$$f$$ - coefficient of friction - -
$$\alpha$$ alpha coefficient of linear thermal expansion $$1 \;/\; ^\circ F$$ $$1 \;/\; ^\circ C$$
$$e$$ - coefficient of restitution - -
$$a$$ - coefficient of rolling resistance $$ft$$ $$m$$
$$C$$ - coefficient of viscous damping $$lbf-sec^2 \;/\; ft^2$$ $$N \cdot s^2 \;/\; m^2$$
$$\eta$$ eta coeficient of viscosity - -
$$\beta$$ beta coefficient of volumetric thermal expansion $$1 \;/\; ^\circ F$$ $$1 \;/\; ^\circ C$$
$$\xi$$ xi coherence depth - -
$$v_c$$ - collision frequency - -
$$Psi*$$ Psi complex conjugate - -
$$\eta^*$$ eta complex viscosity - -
$$k \;,\; k_t \;,\; \beta$$ beta compressibility $${ft}^2\;/\;lbf$$ $$Pa^{-1}$$
$$Z$$ - compressibility factor - -
$$Z_i$$ - compressibility factor at inlet - -
$$Z_o$$ - compressibility factor at outlet - -
$$K$$ - compression - -
$$CR$$ - compression ratio dimensionless number dimensionless number
$$\lambda_c$$ lambda Compton wavelength - -
$$C$$ - concentration $$ppm$$ $$mg\;/\;L$$
$$m_c$$ - condensate load - -
$$G$$ - conductance - -
$$\gamma \;,\; \sigma$$ gamma , sigma conductivity - -
$$k$$ - constant - -
$$c$$ - consentration - -
$$c_p \;,\; p$$ - constant pressure - -
$$v$$ - constant volume - -
$$\beta$$ beta contact angle $$deg$$ $$deg$$
$$C_v$$ - control valve - -
$$T_c$$ - cooler temperature $$Btu\;/\;lbm$$ $$kJ\;/\;kg$$
$$CCD$$ - cooling degree days $$^\circ F-day$$ $$^\circ C-day$$
$$CLF$$ - cooling load factor - -
$$CLTD$$ - cooling load temperature difference $$^\circ F$$ $$^\circ C$$
$$C \;,\; \alpha$$ alpha correction factor - -
$$C$$ - corrosion allowance $$in$$ $$cm$$
$$C$$ - cost - -
$$k$$ - coupling coefficient - -
$$Co$$ - Cowling number dimensionless number dimensionless number
$$B$$ - crack coefficient $$ft^3\;/\;ft-hr$$ $$m^2\;/\;m-h$$
$$\epsilon$$ epsilon creep $$in\;/\;in$$ $$m\;/\;m$$
$$p_c$$ - critical pressure - -
$$F_F$$ - critical pressure ratio factor - -
$$T_c$$ - critical temperature - -
$$\sigma$$ sigma cross section $$in^2$$ $$mm^2$$
$$A_f$$ - cross section area of flange $$in^2$$ $$mm^2$$
$$A_g$$ - cross section area of grout $$in^2$$ $$mm^2$$
$$A_w$$ - cross section area of web $$in^2$$ $$mm^2$$
$$\alpha_v \;,\; \gamma$$ alpha , gamma cubic expansion coefficient - -
$$T_c$$ - Curie temperature - -
$$I$$ - current $$amp$$ $$amp$$
$$j$$ - current density of electrons  - -
$$v$$ - cutting speed $$ft\;/\;min$$ $$m\;/\;s$$