Spherical ring

Calculator and formulas for calculating a spherical ring


A ball ring is a solid ball that contains a cylindrical hole. It is bounded on the outside by a symmetrical spherical layer and on the inside by the lateral surface of a straight circular cylinder.

To calculate the spherical ring, enter the radius of the sphere and the radius of the hole a. Then click on the 'Calculate' button


Calculate spherical ring

 Input
Sphere radius R
Cylinder radius r
Decimal places
 Results
Cylinder volume VC
Ring volume VR
Cylinder height L
Ring surface S

Spherical Ring

Spherical Ring Formulas


Ring volume (\(\small{V_R}\))

\(\displaystyle V_R=\frac{π·L^3}{6}\)

Cylinder height (\(\small{L}\))

\(\displaystyle L=2·\sqrt{R^2-r^2}\)

Cylinder volume (\(\small{V_C}\))

\(\displaystyle V_{C}=π·L· r^2\)

Ring surface (inside + outside) (\(\small{S}\))

\(\displaystyle S=4· π·(r+R)·\sqrt{R^2-r^2}\) \(\displaystyle \ \ \ =2· π·L ·(r+R)\)

You can find more information about the spherical ring in the tutorial



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