Answer to the question about Keplerian analysis of the volume of a wine barrel

Subject: Re: Keplerian analysis of the volume of a wine barrel
Date: Tue 12/1/98 3:08 AM
From: Rod McFarland

Let the radius of the cylinder be r and the length be l. If the height of liquid on the dipstick is less than r,

if t=arccos((r-h)/r)

V=lr²(2pi²/t - (sin t)(cos t))

if the height is greater than the radius,

V=lr²(2pi²/t + (sin t)(cos t))

... I think. I could very well be wrong. This was a purely geometrical solution.

Rod McFarland

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