Cylindrical Definition and 821 Threads

  1. P

    Calculating Volume of Solid Using Cylindrical Shell Method

    "simple" shell I know this is relatively simple, but I'm a little rusty. Could someone help me out? We want to find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating the region bounded by the curves y=x^4 and y=1 about the line y=7 using the cylindrical shell method. According to my book the...
  2. P

    Defining Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates: Permissible Origin Point?

    is it leagal to define a vector with respect to the orgin in cylindrical coords? can a position vector to a point such as...(a, pi/4, pi/3) can u define a position vector <a, pi/4, pi/3>_o, o = (0,0,0)?
  3. P

    Fusion Experiment: Cylindrical Electrodes in Electrolyte Solution

    Anyone trying this experiment? Put a solid cylindrical electrode (anode/cathode) inside a hollow cylindrical or tightly coiled electrode (cathode/ anode) so that there is only a minimal ‘potential space’ between the two electrodes, and immerse them in a suitable electrolyte solution. The...
  4. P

    Music: conical vs cylindrical instruments

    a flute is cylindrical and when you hit the 2nd register (higher notes) the fingering is pretty much the same as on the base register. in other words, the jump is a regular octave. a clarinet is conical and the jump to the 2nd register is a 12 note jump from what i understand. can anyone...
  5. B

    How Is Volume Calculated Using Cylindrical Shells?

    Hi, I was hoping someone could check my work on a few problems and get me started on a few others. It involves definite integration, so I'm going to use (a,b)S as an integration symbol and P for pi. These are the ones I need checked: 1. Use cylindrical shells to find the volume of the...
  6. A

    How Do I Solve These Gauss' Law Problems for a Cylindrical Shell?

    I'm stuck on two problems. I hope someone can help me. Here they are... 1) For 1a I thought Q would be Q=\rho \pi L (b^2-a^2) but since \rho=\frac{k}{r} so Q=\frac {k \pi L (b^2-a^2)}{r}. After being stumped on 1a I'm not sure how to go about 1b. 2) I've derived about 4 equations for this...
  7. D

    Converting Spherical Equations to Cylindrical and Rectangular

    Question: (Note: p=rho and o=phi) Convert p(1-2cos^2(o))=-psin^2(o) into cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and describe or sketch the surface. The part that I don't know how to do is converting the spherical equation into cylindrical or rectangular coordinates. I know all the...
  8. D

    Converting Spherical Equations to Cylindrical and Rectangular

    Question: (Note: p=rho and o=phi) Convert p(1-2cos^2(o))=-psin^2(o) into cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and describe or sketch the surface. The part that I don't know how to do is converting the spherical equation into cylindrical or rectangular coordinates. I know all the...
  9. cepheid

    Gauss's Law: Cylindrical Symmetry

    Problem : A long coaxial cable carries a uniform volume charge density \rho on the inner cylinder (radius a ), and a uniform surface charge density on the outer cylindrical shell (radius b ). The surface charge is negative and of just the right magnitude so that the cable as a whole is...
  10. A

    Cylindrical shells trouble integrating

    i'm told to use the method of cylindrical shells to find the volume gnerated by rotating the region bounded these curves about the y axis: y=e^(-x^2) y=0 x=0 x=1 Couple questions. What does the graph of y=e^(-x^2) look like? Also, i know the integral is =integral(a,b) 2(pi)x*e^(-x^2) how...
  11. E

    Solving Torque and Tension for a Cylindrical Hoop with Mass and Radius R

    I have a cylindrical hoop of mass M and radius R with string (presumably thin and massless) wrapped around it. I take the end of the string from the hoop and let the hoop fall. (a) What is the torque about the CM of the hoop as a function of time? (b) What is the tension of the string as a...
  12. I

    Vector in cylindrical polar coordinates

    The problem is: Write the vector V=i+j+k=(1,1,1) at the point (x,y,z)=(1,1,1) in cylindrical polar coordinates. What is the gradient of the function phi=x(x^2+y^2)z at this point? Answer: I don't know how to write the vector in cylindrical polar coordinates. I know that the coordinates...
  13. X

    What is the equation of a cylinder with an angled axis and variable intercepts?

    What is the equation of a cylinder with its axis in the xy-plane and making an angle 'alpha' with the x-axis, the axis intersects the y-axis at a distance of 'k'? Initially i thought this problem to be very simple but haven't got any success with it in last few days thanks for your help! Xishan
  14. D

    Having some difficulty with a Trip. Integral in Cylindrical Coordinates

    Hi everybody The integral in question is the triple integral of x dV over the region E, where E is enclosed by the planes z=0, and z=x+y+3, and the cylinders x^2 + y^2 = 4 and x^2 + y^2 = 9. Well--- so far in cylindrical coordinates I know the r limits will be from 2 to 3 since the...
  15. F

    How Do You Convert Cylindrical Equations to Rectangular Form?

    I have the following cylindrical equation: z = r^2 cos(2theta) I am suppose to convert it into a rectangular equation. I'm stumped.
  16. S

    Cylindrical Tank Height Calculation (1587kg, 3.2m)

    I have been stumped on this question for two days~!~ I am not even sure this is where to post this, but any answers or ideas or anything are greatly appreciated! the question is 'CALCULATE THE HEIGHT OF A CYLINDRICAL TANK FILLED WITH WATER HAVING A MASS OF 1587.0 KG. THE DIAMETER OF THE...
  17. Y

    Type(s) of charge distribution for spherical and cylindrical gaussian surfaces

    I have a new question: "In applying Gauss's Law describe the types(s) of charge distribution for which (a) a spherical gaussian surface is useful and (b) a cylindrical gaussian surface is useful" please help!
  18. G

    Display a cylindrical surface in 3D using gnuplot

    I'm just beginning to learn to use gnuplot & can't figure out how to display a cylindrical surface in 3D. Even a simple one like x2 + y2 = 1 Oh, and how about a vertical plane? Anybody know how to do this?
  19. petmar

    Calculating Resonant Frequency of Water in a Cylindrical Pipe

    i have a cylindrical pipe with a fixed internal diameter and a variable length. how would i calculate the resonant frequency of water within it, given that the speed of sound in water is approx. 1398 m/sec?
  20. Jeebus

    How Do You Calculate the Volume of Liquid in a Horizontal Cylindrical Tank?

    I have to keep an inventory of how much is kept in a farm of tanks outside my school. The tanks are cylindrical, which would be no problem if they were standing on end, but they're not, they're lying on their sides. xx x x x----------x...
  21. denian

    Cylindrical Wavefronts: Linear Source Intensity at 60m

    for a linear source in three dimensions, the wavefront are cylindrical. and intensity, I is inversely proportional to r ( distance from the source ) is the fact given correct?? here's the question. cylindrical wavefronts are emitted by a linear source of length 4.0 m, at a rate of 50...
Back
Top