Taper Calculator

Calculate Taper and Taper Angle





Formula

The formulas to calculate the taper and taper angle are:

\[ T = \frac{{dl - ds}}{L} \]

\[ TA = \arctan \left(0.5 \times T\right) \]

Where:

What is a Taper?

A taper refers to a section of a pipe or other object that reduces in overall diameter over a certain length. The reduction in size is the taper, and the rate at which it reduces over the length is considered the taper angle.

Example Calculation

Let's assume the following values:

Using the formulas to calculate the taper and taper angle:

\[ T = \frac{5 - 3}{10} = 0.2 \]

\[ TA = \arctan \left(0.5 \times 0.2\right) \approx 5.71 \text{ degrees} \]

The taper is 0.2, and the taper angle is approximately 5.71 degrees.