Pressure Vessel VOLUMES and SURFACE AREAS 1.

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by NASA Marshall Space Flight Center / Paul L. Luz. in cooperation with NASA MSFC / Alan Philips. Copyright 1998, 1997 National Aeronautics and Space Administration. No copyright claimed in USA under Title 17, U.S. Code. All other rights reserved. Revision date = 31-Aug-98

Right CIRCULAR CYLINDER:

Radius (R) = Height (h) =

INPUT

Units 0 inches 0 inches Units 0 inches 0 inches 0 inches Units 0 inches 0 inches 0 inches

OUTPUT Lateral surface area (S) = 0.00 inches ^2 Total surface area (T) = 0.00 inches ^2 Volume (V) = 0.00 inches ^3 Lat. surface area (S) Total surface area (T) = Volume (V) = OUTPUT 0.00 inches ^2 0.00 inches ^2 0.00 inches ^3

Right ELLIPTICAL CYLINDER: INPUT

Major radius (a) = Minor radius (b) = Height (h) = INPUT Base radius (R1) = Top radius (R2) = Height (h) =

TRUNCATED Right CIRCULAR CONE:

OUTPUT Slant height (s) = 0.00 Lateral surface area (S) = 0.00 Total surface area (T) = 0.00 Volume (V) = 0.00 inches inches ^2 inches ^2 inches ^3

TRUNCATED Right ELLIPTICAL CONE:

Base major radius (a1) = Base minor radius (b1) = Top major radius (a2) = Top minor radius (b2) = Height (h) = 0 0 0 0 0 INPUT inches inches inches inches inches

Volume (V) Surface Area: Volume:

0.00 inches ^3 OUTPUT 0.00 inches ^2 0.00 inches ^3 OUTPUT

SPHERE:
Radius (R) =

Units 0 inches

OBLATE SPHEROID: Formed by rotating an ellipse about its MINOR axis (like typical launch vehicle propellant tank dom
INPUT Major radius (a) = Minor radius (b) = 0 ft 0 ft Units Eccentricity = Surface Area: Volume: 0.00 0.00 ft ^2 ft ^3

PROLATE SPHEROID: Formed by rotating an ellipse about its MAJOR axis (like an egg).
Major radius (a) = Minor radius (b) = INPUT Units 13.75 ft 11.04102 ft INPUT 13.75 11.04102 11.04102 INPUT 3.120857 ft 9.36257 ft Units ft ft ft Units Inner ring (the hole) = Outer ring = Surface Area: Eccentricity = Surface Area: Volume: OUTPUT 0.5960 okay 1,787.86 ft ^2 7,021.18 ft ^3 OUTPUT

ELLIPSOID:
1st axis radius (a) = 2nd axis radius (b) = 3rd axis radius (c) =

Volume (V) =

7,021.18

ft ^3

CIRCULAR TOROID:
Cross-section radius (r) = Radius of rotation (RR) =

OUTPUT Radius Diam. 6.242 12.483 ft 12.483 24.967 ft 1,153.53 ft ^2 Printed 4/5/2014

Pressure Vessel VOLUMES and SURFACE AREAS 1.0

by NASA Marshall Space Flight Center / Paul L. Luz. in cooperation with NASA MSFC / Alan Philips. Copyright 1998, 1997 National Aeronautics and Space Administration. No copyright claimed in USA under Title 17, U.S. Code. All other rights reserved. Revision date = 31-Aug-98 Volume: 1,800.00 ft ^3

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Pressure Vessel VOLUMES and SURFACE AREAS 1.0

by NASA Marshall Space Flight Center / Paul L. Luz. in cooperation with NASA MSFC / Alan Philips. Copyright 1998, 1997 National Aeronautics and Space Administration. No copyright claimed in USA under Title 17, U.S. Code. All other rights reserved. Revision date = 31-Aug-98

Right CIRCULAR CYLINDER with SPHERICAL Domes:

INPUT Radius (R) = Cylinder height (h) = Units 0 feet 0 feet Total surface area: Volume: OUTPUT 0.00 0.00 feet ^2 feet ^3

Right CIRCULAR CYLINDER with ELLIPTIC Domes:

INPUT Cylinder radius (R) = 15 Minor radius of bottom dome (b1) 10.6066 = Minor radius of top dome (b2) = 10.6066 Cylinder height (h) = 0.98871 Units feet feet feet feet OUTPUT Bottom dome eccentricity= 0.7071 okay Top dome eccentricity = 0.7071 okay Total surface area: 2,387.96 feet ^2 Volume: 10,695.36 feet ^3

Right ELLIPTICAL CYLINDER with ELLIPSOIDAL Domes:

INPUT Top dome: height (c1) = 8 Cylinder: Major radius (a) = 12.5 Cylinder: Minor radius (b) = 8 Cylinder: height (h) = 30.28708 Bottom dome: height (c2) = 8 Units feet feet feet feet feet

OUTPUT Cylindrical eccentricity = 0.7684 <-- compressive stresses un Top dome volume = 1,675.52 feet ^3 Cylindrical volume = 9,514.97 feet ^3 Bottom dome volume = 1,675.52 feet ^3 TOTAL Volume (V) = 12,866.00 feet ^3

TRUNCATED Right CIRCULAR CONE with SPHERICAL Domes:

INPUT Base radius (R1) = Top radius (R2) = Height of truncated cone (h) = Units 0 inches 0 inches 0 inches Slant height (s) = Total surface area (T) = Volume: OUTPUT 0.00 inches 0.00 inches ^2 0.00 inches ^3

TRUNCATED Right CIRCULAR CONE with ELLIPTIC Domes:

INPUT Base radius (R1) = 0 Minor radius of base dome (b1) = 0 Top radius (R2) = 0 Minor radius of top dome (b2) = 0 Height of truncated cone (h) = 0 Units inches inches inches inches inches OUTPUT Base dome eccentricity = Top dome eccentricity = Slant height (s) = 0.00 inches Total surface area (T) = 0.00 inches ^2 Volume: 0.00 inches ^3

TRUNCATED Right ELLIPTICAL CONE with ELLIPSOIDAL Domes:

INPUT Top dome: height (c1) = 0 Cone: Top major radius (a1) = 0 Cone: Top minor radius (b1) = 0 Cone: Height (h) = 0 Cone: Base major radius (a2) = 0 Cone: Base minor radius (b2) = 0 Bottom dome: height (c2) = 0 Units inches inches inches inches inches inches inches Cross-sections Cone: Top eccentricity = Cone: Base eccentricity = Top dome volume = Cylindrical volume = Bottom dome volume = TOTAL Volume (V) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 inches inches inches inches
^3 ^3 ^3 ^3

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Pressure Vessel VOLUMES and SURFACE AREAS 1.0

by NASA Marshall Space Flight Center / Paul L. Luz. in cooperation with NASA MSFC / Alan Philips. Copyright 1998, 1997 National Aeronautics and Space Administration. No copyright claimed in USA under Title 17, U.S. Code. All other rights reserved. Revision date = 31-Aug-98

In Excel, two useful tools for determining tank sizes, given a specific volume, are "Goal Seek" and "Solver", under the "Tools" menu.

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