The Torispherical Head Volume and Height calculator computes the volume of an torispherical head based on the crown radius (R), knuckle radius (a) and the Diameter (D). It also computes the head height (h).
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:
Torispherical Head Volume (V) and Height (h): The volume is returned in cubic meters and the height is returned in meters. However, these can be automatically converted to compatible units via the pull-down menu.
The formula for the volume of an Torispherical Head is as follows:
`V = π/3[2⋅h⋅R²-(2a² + c² + 2aR)(R-h)+3a²c sin‾¹( (R-h)/(R-a))]`
where:
The value of c is computed from R, h and a as follows:
`c = sqrt( (R-a)² - (R-h)² )`
solving for h:
`h = R - sqrt((R-a)^2 - c^2)`
We also know that:
D = 2(c+a)
which means that:
c = D/2 - a