Spherical Sector Calculation

Online calculator and formulas for calculating a spherical sector


On this page you can calculate the properties of a sphere sector. To calculate the sphere sector, enter the radius of the sphere and the radius or the height of the segment. The input of the height is preset.

Calculation formulas can be found at the bottom of this page.


Sector of a sphere calculater

 Input
Sphere Radius r
Decimal places
 Results
Cap height
Cap radius
Sphere radius
Sector volume
Cone surface
Sector cap surface
Sector surface

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Formulas for the spherical sector


The sector of a sphere corresponds to a spherical cap that has a continuation to the center instead of the flat side. The sector of the sphere is determined by its height h and the parallel circle radius a.


Sector volume (\(\small{V_s}\))

\(\displaystyle V_s=\frac{2}{3}·π·r^2· h\)

Cap height (\(\small{h}\))

\(\displaystyle h=r-\sqrt{r^2 -a^2}\)

Cap radius (\(\small{a}\))

\(\displaystyle a= \sqrt{r^2-(r -h)^2}\)

Sphere radius (\(\small{r}\))

\(\displaystyle r= \sqrt{(r -h)^2+a^2}\)

Sector cap surface (\(\small{S_c}\))

\(\displaystyle S_c=2·π·r·h\)

Cone surface (\(\small{S_L}\))

\(\displaystyle S_L=a· r ·π\)

Sector surface (\(\small{S}\))

\(\displaystyle S=S_c+S_L\)
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For more information about the sphere sector, see the tutorial here


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