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1-Visitor
July 30, 2011
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How to finde the volumen between 2 Cylinders?

  • July 30, 2011
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Hallo,


I would like to ask for your experience. I need to find the volume with triple integrals between 2 cylinders. They are not along the same axis.

To imagine how they are found, they form a cross, like this: +

The first one is an ordinary cylinder and it follows the form z= 3 sin (phi). This was really easy.

The second one is an elliptic cylinder. Here are starting the problems. The area of this second cylinder is given by x^2/a^2+y^2/b^2. For a = 2.6 and b= 3.0

But I just can transform this second one into cylindric coordinates and at the same time turn it 90° from the first cylinder to form this "+" cross.

Do you have any idea?

Thanks a lot!

Best regards.

Best answer by Fred_Kohlhepp

The trick to the integration is to set the limits correctly.

I wouldn't bet lunch that this was right.

11 replies

1-Visitor
July 30, 2011

Here is a basic MAthCAD document... it is missing the main part =S

23-Emerald I
July 31, 2011

Is this what you mean about two cylinders?

If so, then we can move forward to develop the integral

1-Visitor
July 31, 2011

Hi Fred

You´ve got it! Wow, yes it is like that. How would you start the integral?

Due to a some reason, I can not see the graphs...

No graphs.png

Thanks y lot!

24-Ruby IV
August 1, 2011
1-Visitor
August 5, 2011

Thanks Vladimir,

it was quite helpful, however, the definition of the function is still not perfect...