Abbreviation | Explanation |
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a | Acceleration |
A | Area, Vector magnetic potential, Amplitude |
B | Magnetic flux density |
Br | Residual induction |
c | Viscous damping constant, Specific heat |
C | Thermal capacitance, Fluid conductance |
d | Diameter |
MDOF | Master Degrees of freedom |
E | Young's modulus of elasticity |
f | Frequency of vibration, Friction factor |
F | Force |
g | Gravitational acceleration |
G | Shear modulus |
h | Average convection coefficient, Height |
H | Magnetic field intensity |
Hc | Coercive force |
I | Moment of inertia, Electrical current |
ITS | Integration time step |
J | Torsional moment of inertia, Electrical current density |
k | Spring constant, Thermal conductivity |
KI | Stress intensity factor |
Length | |
L | Inductance, Length |
m | Mass |
M | Moment |
Nu | Nusselt number |
P, p | Pressure |
Pr | Prandtl number |
q | Heat flow rate |
Heat generation rate | |
r | Radius |
R | Electrical resistance, Reaction |
Re | Reynolds number |
t | Thickness, Time |
T | Temperature |
u | Displacement |
V, v | Velocity, Voltage |
w | Flow rate, Width |
W | Weight |
Centroid location | |
α | Coefficient of thermal expansion, Thermal diffusivity |
γ | Weight density |
δ, Δ | Deflection |
ε | Strain, Emissivity, Permittivity |
ν | Poisson's ratio |
Θ | Angle |
ξ | Damping ratio |
μ | Magnetic permeability, Viscosity, Coefficient of friction |
ρ | Mass density, Electrical resistivity |
σyp | Yield stress |
τ | Period of vibration, Shear stress |
ω | Circular frequency of vibration, Fluid flow rate, Angular velocity |
σ | Electrical conductivity, direct stress |
Other symbols and abbreviations are defined where used.