Torispherical Dome -- from Wolfram MathWorld http://mathworld.wolfram.com/TorisphericalDome.

html
SEARCH MATHWORLD

Algebra
Geometry > Solid Geometry > Spheres >
Applied Mathematics Geometry > Solid Geometry > Tori >
Calculus and Analysis
Discrete Mathematics
Foundations of Mathematics
Geometry
Torispherical Dome
History and Terminology
Number Theory
Probability and Statistics
Recreational Mathematics
Topology

Alphabetical Index
Interactive Entrie s
Random Entry
New in MathWorld

MathWorld Cla ssroom

About MathWorld
Contribute to MathWorld
Send a Message to the Team

MathWorld Book A torispherical dome is the surface obtained from the intersection of a spherical cap with a tangent torus, as illustrated
above. The radius of the sphere is called the "crown radius," and the radius of the torus is called the "knuckle radius."
13,030 entries
Last updated: Thu Jan 13 2011
Torispherical domes are used to construct pressure vessels.

Let be the distance from the center of the torus to the center of the torus tube, let be the radius of the torus tube,
and let be the height from the base of the dome to the top. Then the radius of the base is given by . In
addition, by elementary geometry, a torispherical dome satisfies Other Wolfram Web Resources »

(1)

so

(2)

The transition from sphere to torus occurs at the critical radius

(3)

so the dome has equation

(4)

where

(5)

The torispherical dome has volume

(6)

(7)

SEE ALSO: Dome, Sphere, Spherical Cap, Torus

CITE THIS AS:

Weisstein, Eric W. "Torispherical Dome." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/TorisphericalDome.html

Contact the MathWorld Team

© 1999-2010 Wolfram Research, Inc. | Terms of Use

1 of 1 1/14/2011 10:45 AM