How is the slide rule used?
Using the slide rule A. General Calculation Functions 1) Multiplication Example: 12 × 15 Operation: Align “12” on the outer scale with “10” on the inner scale. Then, “15” on the inner scale corresponds to “18” on the outer scale. Take into account the position of the decimal point and add one zero to obtain 180.? Note that with the scales of this watch, the position of the decimal point cannot be obtained. 2) Division Example: 300 / 15 Operation: Align “30” on the outer scale with “15” on the inner scale. Then, “10” on the inner scale corresponds to “20” on the outer scale. Take into account the position of the decimal point to obtain 20. 3) Reading Ratios Example: 50 / 20 = 30 / x Operation: Align “50” on the outer scale with “20” on the inner scale. Then, “30” on the outer scale corresponds to “12” on the inner scale. At this point, the proportion for every value on the inner and outer scales is “50:20”. 4) Determining Square Root Example: Square root of 169 Operation: Turn the outer scale slowly and find a value that corresponds to both “16.9” on the outer scale and “10” on the inner scale. In this example, “16.9” on the outer scale corresponds to “13” on the inner scale, and “10” on the inner scale corresponds to “13” on the outer scale. Thus, the answer is 13. B. Navigation Calculato r for motor sports 1) Time required Example: Obtain the time required 55 kilometers per hour for 330 kilometers. Operation: Align “55” on the outer scale with the SPEED INDEX “▲” on the inner scale.? Then, “33” on the outer scale corresponds to “6:00” on the inner scale (time scale).? Thus, the time required is 6 hours. * It is calculable also as mile instead of kilometer. 2 ) Speed Example: Obtain the kilometers per hour for 120 kilometers with a time of 1 hour and 30 minutes. Operation: Align “12” on the outer scale with “1:30” on the inner scale (time scale).? Then, the SPEED INDEX “▲” on the inner scale corresponds to “80” on the outer scale.? Thus, the speed is 80 kilometers per hour. 3) Mileage Example: Obtain the mileage when the speed is 40 kilometers per hour and the running time is 1 hour and 30 minutes. Operation: Align “40” on the outer scale with the SPEED INDEX “▲” on the inner scale.? Then, “1:30” on the inner scale (time scale) corresponds to “60” on the outer scale.? Thus, the mileage is 60 kilometers. 4) Rate of fuel consumption Example: Obtain the rate of fuel consumption (liters / hour) when the running time is 5 hours and the fuel consumption is 35 liters. Operation: Align “35” on the outer scale with “5:00” on the inner scale (time scale).? Then, the SPEED INDEX “▲” on the inner scale corresponds to “70” on the outer scale.? Thus, the fuel consumption is 7 liters per hour. 5) Fuel consumption Example: Obtain the fuel consumption required for a running when the rate of fuel consumption is 6 liters per hour and the running time is 5 hours. Operation: Align “60” on the outer scale with the SPEED INDEX “▲” on the inner scale.? Then, “5:00” on the inner scale (time scale) corresponds to “30” on the outer scale.? Thus, the fuel consumption is 30 liters. 6) Estimated running time Example: Obtain the estimated running time when the rate of fuel consumption is 5 liters per hour and the running has 30 liters of fuel. Operation: Align “50” on the outer scale with the SPEED INDEX “▲” on the inner scale.? Then, “30” on the outer scale corresponds to “6:00” on the inner scale (time scale).? Thus, the estimated running time is 6 hours. C. Navigation Calculator for sky sports 1) Time required Example: Obtain the time required for the fight of an aircraft at 160 knots for 240 nautical miles. Operation: Align “16” on the outer scale with the SPEED INDEX “▲” on the inner scale.? Then, “24” on the outer scale corresponds to “1:30” on the inner scale (time scale).? Thus, the time required for the flight is 1 hours and 30 minutes. 2) Speed Example: Obtain the knots (air speed) for 250 nautical miles with a flight time of 1 hour and 40 minutes. Operation: Align “25” on the outer scale with “1:40” on the inner scale (time scale).? Then, the SPEED INDEX “▲” on the inner scale corresponds to “15” on the outer scale.? Thus, the air speed for the flight is 150 knots. 3) Flight distance Example: Obtain the air distance when the air speed is 180 knots and the flight time is 40 minutes. Operation: Align “18” on the outer scale with the SPEED INDEX “▲” on the inner scale.? Then, “40” on the inner scale corresponds to “12” on the outer scale.? Thus, the air distance of the flight is 120 nautical miles. 4) Rate of fuel consumption Example: Obtain the rate of fuel consumption (gallons / hour) when the flight time is 40 minutes and the fuel consumption is 140 gallons. Operation: Align “14” on the outer scale with “40” on the inner scale. Then, the SPEED INDEX “▲” on the inner scale corresponds to “21” on the outer scale.? Thus, the fuel consumption is 210 gallons per hour. 5) Fuel consumption Example: Obtain the fuel consumption required for a flight when the rate of fuel consumption is 240 gallons per hour and the flight time is 1 hours and 40 minutes. Operation: Align “24” on the outer scale with the SPEED INDEX “▲” on the inner scale.? Then, “1:40” on the inner scale (time scale) corresponds to “40” on the outer scale.? Thus, the fuel consumption is 400 gallons. 6) Estimated flight time Example: Obtain the estimated flight time when the rate of fuel consumption is 200 gallons per hour and the aircraft has 1400 gallons of fuel. Operation: Align “20” on the outer scale with the SPEED INDEX “▲” on the inner scale.? Then, “14” on the outer scale corresponds to “7:00” on the inner scale (time scale).? Thus, the estimated flight time is 7 hours. D. Conversion 1) Distance Example: Convert 45 miles into nautical miles and kilometers. Operation: Align “45” on the outer scale with STAT “▲” on the inner scale. Then, NAUT “▲” on the inner scale corresponds to about “39” nautical miles on the outer scale, and KM “▲” on the inner scale corresponds to about “72” km on the outer scale. 2) Weight Example: Convert 16.4 oil lbs. into and liters. Operation: Align “16.4” on the inner scale with OIL LBS “▲” on the outer scale.? Then, U.S. GAL “▲” on the outer scale corresponds to about “2.2” IMP. GAL “▲” on the outer scale corresponds to about“1.8” IMP. gallons on the inner scale, and LITERS “▲” on the outer scale corresponds to about “8.3” liters on the inner scale. 3) Volume Example: Convert 13.1 fuel lbs. into and liters. Operation: Align “13.1” on the inner scale with FUEL LBS “▲” on the outer scale.? Then, U.S. GAL “▲” on the outer scale corresponds to about “2.2” IMP. GAL “▲” on the outer scale corresponds to about “1.8” IMP. gallons on the inner scale, and LITERS “▲” on the outer scale corresponds to about “8.3” liters on the inner scale. 4) Fuel Example: Convert 16.8 Operation: Align “16.8” on the inner scale with U.S. GAL “▲” on the outer scale.? Then, IMP. GAL “▲” on the outer scale corresponds to about “14” IMP. gallons on the inner scale, and LITERS “▲” on the outer scale corresponds to about “63.5” liters on the inner scale.