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CALACOTM Calculations And
Conversions for ScientistsCALACO performs conversions for Acceleration, Angle, Area, Energy, Length, Power, Pressure, Speed, Temperature, Time, Volume, and Weight. It calculates boiling points at reduced pressure and performs density calculations. A list of boiling points and densities is included. A complete description of this product is given below. Click here to see a typical conversion screen.
CALACO is a data conversion program for scientists. If you want to know how many pounds in 790 kilograms, or how many gallons in 49 liters, CALACO is the program for you. Of special interest to chemists is a feature to calculate boiling points at reduced pressures and a density calculator. CALACO performs conversions in the following categories:
 Acceleration |
Pressure |
| Angle |
Speed |
| Area |
Temperature |
| Energy |
Time |
| Length |
Volume |
| Power |
Weight |
CALACO provides pop-up definitions for each unit. Sometimes a unit may be used in two
different measurement systems. For example the "pound" can be a British pound, a
US pound, or even an apothecaries pound that was used in pharmacy measurements and is now
obsolete. If you are confused about a unit in CALACO simply click the Unit Definition
button and a full definition is displayed.
CALACO also has features to calculate boiling points at reduced
pressures and perform density calculations.
CALACO requires Windows 3.0 or greater, an EGA or VGA monitor, and
1.2 MB available disk space.
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CALACO has a convenient user friendly interface which allows you
to view all conversions for a given category on the same screen. You simply enter one
value, and the values in the corresponding units are calculated and displayed.
Click here to see an example of a typical conversion screen.
Some CALACO conversion screens have unique features. The Angle
conversion screen not only displays the angle value in the units available, but also
provides a graphical representation. Another unique feature is the Degree: Minute: Second
unit that can be input or calculated.
Time conversions can be a problem because the number of days in a year is not constant. CALACO solves this problem by calculating and displaying the possible
number of leap years in a given period. The user can select the number of leap years to
allow for an accurate calculation, or use average 365.25 day years.
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The Boiling Point calculation is a unique feature for scientists. This option estimates
the boiling point of liquids at various pressures. These calculations are based on
standard nomographs. The accuracy of the calculation can be increased by selecting
structurally similar compound groups. CALACO provides a list of
boiling points and densities for over 200 materials.
Click here to see a graphic for the Boiling Point
calculation.
Any two of the following three values may be input and the third value is calculated:
Boiling Point at 760 mmHg Boiling Point (at the designated pressure) Pressure CALACO displays a label above each box to indicate which values were input and which value was calculated.
CALACO provides a Density calculation option. The density of a
liquid can be selected from a list of over 200 common materials, or it can be input
manually. Next you simply input a weight or volume, and the corresponding volume or weight
is calculated.
Click here to see a graphic of the Density calculation
screen.
CALACO includes a list of SI Prefixes with values, names, and
symbols. Did you ever wonder how many bytes in a gigabyte? The SI table shows you that a
"giga" is 1,000,000,000.
CALACO has options to save a configuration for use on start-up,
select programs to launch, and it monitors Free System Resources.
All calculated values in CALACO are accurate to six significant
figures and all displayed digits are significant. Values can be displayed in scientific
notation or floating decimal format. The conversion factors used by CALACO
are consistent with published values including those of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology.
An extensive tutorial is include with CALACO and this is the best
way to learn how to use the program.
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