The Weight (Mass) of a Capsule calculator computes mass or weight of a capsule, also known as a spherocylinder. Capsule - Spherocylinder
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units (e.g. meters or feet) and enter the following:
- (r) Radius (half the diameter) of the spherical ends of the capsule.
- (l) Length of Capsule. Note, the length must be equal to or greater than two times the radius (2xr).
- (mD) Mean density of the substance contained in the capsule. [mD Lookup]
Capsule Mass (M): The calculator computes the mass in kilograms. However this can be automatically converted in the many other mass or weight units (e.g. pounds, metric tons) via the pull-down menu.
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Note: the formula assumes hemispheres (half spheres) on either side of the capsule cylinder.
The Math
Geometrically, a capsule is a cylinder of any length (l) with two hemispheres on either end where the radius (r) of the cylinder is equal to the radius of the hemispheres. See diagram. This formula computes the volume of the geometric shape based on the input parameters. With the computed volume, this formula then executes the simple equation below to compute the approximate mass of the object.
mass = density * volume
Uses of a Spherocylinder (Capsule)
Spherocylinders are found in many applications. The most common are in capsule containers such small pills and large containers such as liquid or gas transport containers.
Mean Density Units
Common Mean Densities |
Fluids
- Pure Water - 1,000 kg/m³
- Seawater - 1,022 kg/m³
- Milk - 1,037 kg/m³
- Olive Oil - 860 kg/m³
- Cement Slurry - 1,442 kg/m³
Fuels
- Diesel Fuel - 885 kg/m³
- Crude Oil - 870 kg/m³ to 920 kg/m³
- Fuel Oil - 890 kg/m³
- Ethanol - 789 kg/m³
- Gasoline (petrol) - 737 kg/m³
- Propane - 493 kg/m3
- Liquid Natural Gas - 430 to 470 kg/m3
Market-Ready Grains
- Corn - 56 lb/bu (721 kg/m3)
- Wheat - 60 lb/bu (772 kg/m3)
- Barley - 48 lb/bu (618 kg/m3)
- Oats - 32 lb/bu (412 kg/m3)
- Rye - 56 lb/bu (721 kg/m3)
- Soybean - 60 lb/bu (772 kg/m3)
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Metals
- Density of Aluminum - 2,700 kg/m3
- Density of Brass - 8,530 kg/m3
- Density of Bronze - 8,150 kg/m3
- Density of Chromium - 7190 kg/m3
- Density of Cobalt - 8746 kg/m3
- Density of Copper - 8,920 kg/m3
- Density of Gallium - 5907 kg/m3
- Density of Gold - 19,300 kg/m3
- Density of Iron - 7,847 kg/m3
- Density of Lead - 11,340 kg/m3
- Density of Nickle - 8,908 kg/m3
- Density of Palladium - 12,023 kg/m3
- Density of Platinum - 21,450 kg/m3
- Density of Steel - 7,850 kg/m3
- Density of Silver - 10,490 kg/m3
- Density of Titanium - 4,500 kg/m3
- Density of Tungsten - 19,600 kg/m3
- Density of Uranium - 19,050 kg/m3
- Density of Zinc - 7,135 kg/m3
- Density of Zirconium - 6,570 kg/m³
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Mean density is scientifically volume divided by mass. There are various unit for density adopted by cultures and industries. Common units for density included the following:
- kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m3)
- grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm3)
- grams per liter (g/L)
- pounds per cubic feet (lb/ft3)
- ounces per cubic inch (oz/in3)
- pounds per barrel (lb/bbl)
- pounds per bushel (lb/bu)
vCalc provides for automatic conversions between density units via the pull-down menus.