Capacity of a Bottle-Cap ( Leyden Jar ) Original table from Bert Pool in File CAP.TXT (black entries)
Table modified following File TESLA-MATH.TXT
Material: PYREX GLASS[1]  [2] MATERIAL "K" = er PUNCTURE PUNCTURE Produkt
Da H s "K" = er Puncture   [ - ] [ V / MIL ] [ V / mm ] K*PUNCT:
[cm] [cm] [mm] [ - ] [ V / mm ]   min max min max min max min
8,6 15 2 4,8 13 189 AIR (dry at 1 atm) 1,0006   30 70 1181 2756 30
BAKELITE 4,4 5,8 300   11811   1320
Outside surface   Aa = 463,4 cm2 BAKELITE, MICA FILLED 4,7   325 375 12795 14764 1528
Inside surface      Ai = 434,1 cm2 Epoxy Circuit Board 5,2   700   27559   3640
Average              A = 448,7 cm2 0,04487137 m2 FORMICA  4,6 4,9 450   17717   2070
PYREX GLASS 4,8   335   13189   1608
Capacity  C = eo*er*A / s = 954 pF 26 378  V WINDOW GLASS  7,6 8 200 250 7874 9843 1520
ARRL Handbook 1957   = 950 pF Puncture MICA 5,4   3800 5600 149606 220472 20520
Voltage Nylon (lowest val of 3types) 3,2   407   16024   1302
Anzahl C PLEXIGLASS 2,8   450 990 17717 38976 1260
2 1907 pF POLYETHYLENE  2,56 2,3 450 1200 35000 47244 1152
3 2861 pF POLYSTYRENE  2,5 2,6 500 700 19685 27559 1250
4 3814 pF PORCELAIN  5,1 5,9 40 100 1575 3937 204
5 4768 pF PVC (rigid type) 2,95   725   28543   2139
6 5722 pF QUARTZ 3,8 5 1000   39370   3800
TEFLON  2,1   1000 2000 39370 2000 2100
Capacity of a Plate Cap with n-Layers (Metal) 1 MIL = 0.001 inch =  0,0254 mm
Material: POLYETHYLENE   [3]
L B s "K" = er Puncture n
[cm] [cm] [mm] [ - ] [ V / mm ] [ - ]
30 25 0,9 2,56 35 000 24
Surface of one plate A = 750,0 cm2 0,075 m2
Capacity C = eo*er*A / s = 43449 pF 31 500
ARRL Handbook 1957   = 43271 pF Puncture
Voltage
Capacity of a Ball
Material: AIR (dry at 1 atm)[4]  [5]  (dielectric medium around ball)
DKugel "K" = er CKugel = er * ( 0.5* Dkugel ) / 9
[ mm ] [ - ] [ pF ]
245 1,0006 13,619  pF
Capacity of a Toroid
Material: AIR (dry at 1 atm)    (dielectric medium around torus)
d1 = outside diameter of toroid in inches
d2 = diameter of cross section (cord) in inches
CTorus = [ 1+(0.2781-d2/d1) ] * 2.8 * sqrt{ p*(d1-d2)*d2 / 4 }
Equation courtesy of Bert pool
d1 d2 CTorus
[ mm ] [ mm ] [ pF ]
550 100 22,719  pF
[ inch ] [ inch ]
21,65 3,94

[1]
Hint: COPY the texts from the MATERIAL table, choose PASTE SPECIAL / VALUES into this cell, and the puncture and K data will be inserted automatically
[2]
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[3]
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[4]
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[5]
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