Electrical Engineering Tables




SEPT. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2525

V.I.R. COPPER—continued.
(G.) 19/·083 in.

Constants.—Area (copper), 0·1028 sq. in.; diameter (covered), 0·663 in.; loading factor, 1·6; maximum tension in conductor, 2,570 lb.; weight of covered conductor, 0·533 lb. per foot.

Span. Datum. Degrees Fahrenheit above Datum.
0. 20.
Ten. Sag.
Ft. lb. Ft.in.
120 .. 2498 0 4½
140 .. 2473 0 6½
160 .. 2445 0 8½
180 .. 2415 0 11

TABLE IV.—BARE (H.D.) COPPER.
Wind, 18 lb. per square foot of diametral plane.

Constants.—Coefficient of thermal expansion = 9·45 × 10⁻⁶ per degree Fahrenheit; maximum allowable stress = 25,000 lb. per square inch; modulus of elasticity = 18 × 10⁶ lb. per square inch.

(A.) 1/·160 in. (8 S.W.G.).

Constants.—Area, 0·02011 sq. in.; diameter, 0·160 in.; loading factor, 3·25; maximum tension in conductor, 503 lb.; weight, 0·0775 lb. per foot.

Span. Datum. Degrees Fahrenheit above Datum.
0. 20.
Ten. Sag.
Ft. lb. Ft.in.
180 .. 398 0 9½
220 .. 354 1 4
260 .. 310 2 0
300 .. 271 3 3
340 .. 242 4 8
380 .. 221 6 4

(B.) 7/·044 in.

Constants.—Area, 0·01064 sq. in.; diameter, 0·132 in.; loading factor, 4·86; maximum tension in conductor, 266 lb.; weight, 0·0418 lb. per foot.

Span. Datum. Degrees Fahrenheit above Datum.
0. 20.
Ten. Sag.
Ft. lb. Ft.in.
180 .. 139 1 2
220 .. 104 2 5
260 .. 84 4 2
300 .. 75 6 3
340 .. 70 8 7
380 .. 66 11 5

(C.) 7/·052 in.

Constants.—Area, 0·01483 sq. in.; diameter, 0·156 in.; loading factor, 4·17; maximum tension in conductor, 371 lb.; weight, 0·0583 lb. per foot.

Span. Datum. Degrees Fahrenheit above Datum.
0. 20.
Ten. Sag.
Ft. lb. Ft.in.
180 .. 237 1 0
220 .. 190 1 10
260 .. 155 3 2
300 .. 133 4 11
340 .. 120 7 0
380 .. 112 9 4


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