What is preferred series and how many preferred series are there?
With the acceptance of standardization there is a need to keep the standard sizes or dimensions of any component or product in discrete steps. The sizes should be spread over the wide range at the same time this should be spaced properly.
For example- If shaft diameters are to be standardized between 10 mm and 25 mm then sizes should be like 10 mm, 12.5 mm, 16mm, 20mm, 25mm, and not like 10mm, 11mm, 13mm, 18mm, 25mm,etc. This led to the use of geometric series known as series of preferred numbers or preferred series.
How to Calculate Geometric step ratio?
Geometric step ratio calculator uses Geometric Step Ratio = Range Ratio in Preferred Series^(1/(Quantity of Product-1)) to calculate the Geometric Step Ratio, The Geometric step ratio is a multiplier for minimum size/range of product to simply obtain next standardized size of product. Geometric Step Ratio is denoted by a symbol.
How to calculate Geometric step ratio using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Geometric step ratio, enter Range Ratio in Preferred Series (R) & Quantity of Product (n) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Geometric step ratio calculation can be explained with given input values -> 1.778279 = 10^(1/(5-1)).