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Re: Model with simple frustrum - volume calculation wrong

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I think Creo is right.

 

I'm not sure where the formula came from but ...

 

L = l_base - ((l_base-l_top)/delta_z) * Z

 

W = w_base - ((w_base-w_top)/delta_z) * Z

 

A = L * W =

l_base*w_base

- (l_base*((w_base-w_top)/delta_z) + w_base*((l_base-l_top)/delta_z)) * Z

+ ((l_base-l_top)/delta_z)*((w_base-w_top)/delta_z)*Z*Z

 

Integrating:

V =

l_base*w_base*Z

- (l_base*((w_base-w_top)/delta_z) + w_base*((l_base-l_top)/delta_z)) * Z*Z/2

+ ((l_base-l_top)/delta_z)*((w_base-w_top)/delta_z)*Z*Z*Z/3

 

Plugging it all in I get 11.33...


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