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TECHNICAL DATA
SURFACES AND VOLUMES OF COMMON SHAPES
 Cylinder  Sphere Hollow Cylinder  Cone Torus Spherical Sector  Cylinder Portion

 

Cylinder
 
Diagram for calculating cylinder volume and surface area
 

Equations

Configuration

Where:

Equation for calculating cylinder surface area

Cylinder Surface

r is the radius 

d is the diameter 

h is the height

Equation for calculating cylinder volume

Cylinder Volume

r is the radius 

d is the diameter 

h is the height

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Sphere
 
Diagram for calculating sphere surface area and volume
 

Equations

Configuration

Where:

Equation for calculating sphere surface area

Sphere Surface

r is the radius 

d is the diameter

Equation for calculating sphere volume

Sphere Volume

r is the radius 

d is the diameter

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Hollow Cylinder
 
Diagram for calculating hollow cylinder volume
 

Equations

Configuration

Where:

 Equation for calculating hollow cylinder volume

Hollow Cylinder Volume

R is the outer radius 

r is the inner radius 

D is the outer diameter 

d is the inner diameter 

h is the height 

t is the thickness

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Cone
 
Diagram for calculating cone surface area and volume
 

Equations

Configuration

Where:

Equation for calculating cone surface area

Cone Surface

r is the base radius 

h is the height

Equation for calculating cone volume

Cone Volume

r is the base radius 

d is the base diameter 

h is the height

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Torus
 
 Diagram for calculating torus surface area and volume
 

Equations

Configuration

Where:

Equation for calculating torus surface area

Torus Surface

R is the mean radius 

r is the minor radius 

D is the mean diameter 

d is the minor diameter

Equation for calculating torus volume

Torus Volume

R is the mean radius 

r is the minor radius 

D is the mean diameter 

d is the minor diameter

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Spherical Sector
 
 Diagram for calculating spherical sector surface area and volume
 

Equations

Configuration

Where:

Equation for calculating spherical sector surface area

Spherical Sector Surface

r is the radius 

h is the height

Equation for calculating spherical sector volume

Spherical Sector Volume

r is the radius 

h is the height

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Cylinder Portion
 
Diagram for calculating cylinder portion surface area and volume
 

Equations

Configuration

Where:

Equation for calculating cylinder portion surface area

Cylinder Portion Surface

r is the radius 

h1 is the 1st height 

h2 is the 2nd height

Equation for calculating cylinder portion volume

Cylinder Portion Volume

r is the radius 

h1 is the 1st height 

h2 is the 2nd height

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