Cylindrical Capacitor

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Cylindrical capacitor, abbreviated as C, is a type of capacitor used to store an electric charge.

 

Cylindrical Capacitor formula

\(\large{ C = 2 \; \pi \; \epsilon \;  \frac{ l }{ ln \;\frac{ R }{ r } } }\)
Symbol English Metric
\(\large{ C }\) = cylinder capacitance \(\large{F}\) \(\large{\frac{s^4-A^2}{kg-m^2}}\)
\(\large{ l }\) = capacitor length \(\large{in}\) \(\large{mm}\)
\(\large{ r }\) = inside radius \(\large{in}\) \(\large{mm}\)
\(\large{ R }\) = outside radius \(\large{in}\) \(\large{mm}\)
\(\large{ ln }\) = natural log \(\large{dimensionless}\)
\(\large{ \epsilon }\) (Greek symbol epsilon) = permittivity of free space \(\large{lbf-ft}\) \(\large{J}\)
\(\large{ \pi }\) = Pi \(\large{3.141 592 653 ...}\)

 

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