Winston Cone (CPC) Calculator

A 3D Winston cone (compound parabolic concentrator with circular cross-section) is fixed by any two of: acceptance half-angle θ, entrance diameter din, exit diameter dout, and length L. Enter exactly two; the remaining two — together with concentration ratio and aperture areas — are computed.

din dout L θ θ = acceptance half-angle (wall tilt at the exit) din = entrance diameter (wide end), dout = exit diameter (narrow end) L = cone length along axis. Wall is tangent to the axis at the entrance.
θ = deg
din = mm
dout = mm
L = mm
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