Spherical Segment Calculation

Calculator and formulas for calculating the volume and surface of a spherical segment


This function calculates the properties of a spherical segment. To perform the calculaton enter the radius of the upper and lower intersection circles and the height of the spherical segment. Then cklick the button 'Calculate'.


Spherical segment calculator

 Input
Radius a
Radius b
Segment height
Decimal places
 Results
Sphere radius
Lateral surface
Surface area
Volume
Distance to top
Distance to center

spherical segment


Formulas for the spherical segment


Radius (\(\small{r}\))

\(\displaystyle r = \sqrt{ a^2 + \left(\frac{ a^2 - b^2 -h^2}{2· h}\right)^2 }\)

Lateral surface (\(\small{M}\))

\(\displaystyle M=2·π·r·h\)

Segment surface area (\(\small{S}\))

\(\displaystyle S=π·( 2· r ·h + a^2 + b^2)\)

Segment volumen (\(\small{V}\))

\(\displaystyle V=\frac{π · h}{6}·(3·a^2 + 3· b^2 + h^2)\)

Distance to top (\(\small{d_t}\))

\(\displaystyle d_t=\frac{a^2 - b^2 - h^2}{2 · h}\)

Distance to center (\(\small{d_m}\))

\(\displaystyle d_m=\frac{a^2 - b^2 - h^2}{2 · h}\)

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