Volume & Surface Area

Property Symbol

Semi Elliptical head (2:1)

Inside Diameter Di
Thickness t
Outside dia Do
Crown / spherical radius/inside corner radius Cr (Sp)
Knuckle radius Kr
Straight Face SF
Head depth / Half the minor axis (less straight flange) Hd
Head volume ( not including straight flange portion ) V1
Volume contained in straight flange V2
Total Head volume Hv
Surface area of head ( not including straight flange portion ) A1
Surface area of straight flange portion A2
Total surface area HA
 Formula Values Unit

508.00 mm
12.00 mm
3657.00 mm
Cr =0.9 Di 457.20 mm
Kr=0.17 Di 86.36 mm
50.00 mm
Hd =Di/4 127.00 mm
V1 = PixDi 3 /24 = 0.1309 Di 3 0.017 m 3
V3 = [ (Di 2 x Pi ) /4 ] x Sf 0.010 m 3
Hv = V1 + V2 0.027 m 3
1.084 Di 2 0.280 m 2
A2=Pi x Di x SF 0.080 m 2
A1+A2 0.360 m 2