Meaning of kata factor | Babel Free

Definitions

A conversion factor, constant for a given kata thermometer, used to convert the measured time for a standardised drop in temperature into the environmental cooling rate.

Examples

“The Kata factor is changed to B.t.u. per square foot by multiplying by 0.003687.”

“These workers believe⟳ that on account of these convection currents the kata factor varies with the temperature. In our opinion, the kata factor cannot vary⟳; it is the coefficient of heat transmission — heat transmission per unit of time[…].”

“Each type⟳ of thermometer has a specific kata factor inscribed on its stem.”

“A Kata factor, which is the amount of heat lost from the bulb surface during cooling (typically 475 mcal/cm² of bulb surface as the thermometer cools through 2.8°C), is inscribed on the stem.”

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