Enter the Coriolis force and the total mass into the calculator to determine the Coriolis Acceleration.
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Coriolis Acceleration Formula
The following equation is used to calculate the Coriolis Acceleration.
CA = CF / m
- Where CA is the Coriolis Acceleration (m/s^2)
- CF is the Coriolis force (N)
- m is the total mass (kg)
What are the units for Coriolis Acceleration?
The most common units for Coriolis Acceleration are m/s^2.
How to Calculate Coriolis Acceleration?
Example Problem:
The following example problem outlines the steps and information required to calculate the Coriolis Acceleration.
First, determine the Coriolis force. In this example, the Coriolis force is measured to be 3000 (N).
Next, determine the total mass. For this problem, the total mass is calculated to be 100000 (kg).
Finally, calculate the Coriolis Acceleration using the formula above:
CA = CF / m
Inserting the values from above and solving the equation gives us:
CA = 3000 / 100,000 = .03 (m/s^2)
