How do you calculate volume of a pipe elbow?

Answer 1

Well, sweetheart, calculating the volume of a pipe elbow involves a bit of geometry. You'll need to break down the elbow into simpler shapes like cylinders and spheres, then use the formulas to find their volumes. Add them all up and voila, you've got the volume of that tricky little elbow. Just make sure to double-check your math, we don't want any leaky surprises down the line.

Answer 2

Simply find the length of pipe that makes the bend and the look up the volume in a place like Crane's Technical Paper No. 410. To find the length of the pipe, use the formula S=R(theta) with R being the radius to the center of the pipe and theta, the angle of the bend (in radians). S will be the length in the same units as R.

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Michael

Answer 3

You need to know the radius (1/2 the inside diameter) and the length of the pipe. Then, you use this formula to calculate the volume:

1. Pi (3.1416) x r2 x length = volume in cubic units

Answer 4

pi*r^2*h
The volume of the pipe is the product of its Area and Height.

Answer 5

Volume of a cylinder is the area of the base times the height.

Vcyl = pi x r2 x h

= 3.1416r2h