%0 Journal Article %1 chow1982shape %A Chow, Y. L. %A Yovanovich, M. M. %B Journal of Applied Physics %D 1982 %I American Institute of Physics %J Journal of Applied Physics %K 78a30-electro-and-magnetostatics %N 12 %P 8470--8475 %R 10.1063/1.330495 %T The shape factor of the capacitance of a conductor %U https://doi.org/10.1063/1.330495 %V 53 %X This paper shows, analytically and numerically, that the capacitance is a slowly changing function of the conductor shape. This slow change can be monitored by a ‘‘shape factor’’ which is independent of the conductor size. Because of this slow change, from the tabulation of the shape factor, the capacitance of many conductors of arbitrary sizes and shapes with both convex and concave surfaces, can be estimated to an error of 5% or less.

@article{chow1982shape, abstract = {This paper shows, analytically and numerically, that the capacitance is a slowly changing function of the conductor shape. This slow change can be monitored by a ‘‘shape factor’’ which is independent of the conductor size. Because of this slow change, from the tabulation of the shape factor, the capacitance of many conductors of arbitrary sizes and shapes with both convex and concave surfaces, can be estimated to an error of 5% or less.}, added-at = {2019-02-27T00:15:12.000+0100}, author = {Chow, Y. L. and Yovanovich, M. M.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2edc76a676af3b1798cf25132b8dd9c10/gdmcbain}, booktitle = {Journal of Applied Physics}, comment = {doi: 10.1063/1.330495}, doi = {10.1063/1.330495}, interhash = {efb6ff31c0cb3fe51e1e3802fb66ee84}, intrahash = {edc76a676af3b1798cf25132b8dd9c10}, issn = {00218979}, journal = {Journal of Applied Physics}, keywords = {78a30-electro-and-magnetostatics}, month = dec, number = 12, pages = {8470--8475}, publisher = {American Institute of Physics}, timestamp = {2019-02-27T00:15:12.000+0100}, title = {The shape factor of the capacitance of a conductor}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1063/1.330495}, volume = 53, year = 1982 }