Volume of an Industrial Autoclave

We were able to determine the volume of an industrial autoclave sterilization tank using a technique learned in calculus. By measuring the dimensions of the tank and roughly estimating the equation of curvature at the ends of the tank, we were able to revolve half of the end of the tank around the x...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nicholas Madaffari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of South Florida 2010-01-01
Series:Undergraduate Journal of Mathematical Modeling: One + Two
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ujmm/vol3/iss1/23