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* ''R<sub>lower</sub>'' is the major radius of the lowest vertical point of the LCFS. | * ''R<sub>lower</sub>'' is the major radius of the lowest vertical point of the LCFS. | ||
The upper triangularity is then defined as follows: | The upper triangularity is then defined as follows: | ||
:<math> \delta_{upper} = ( | :<math> \delta_{upper} = (R_{geo}-R_{upper})/a</math> | ||
and similar for δ<sub>lower</sub>. | and similar for δ<sub>lower</sub>. | ||
The overall triangularity is defined as the mean of δ<sub>upper</sub> and δ<sub>lower</sub>. | The overall triangularity is defined as the mean of δ<sub>upper</sub> and δ<sub>lower</sub>. | ||