W.R.

Wilcox, Clarkson University, May 18, 2009

Sphericity
Sphericity s is defined as
p p
p
s
A D
V 6
=
where Vp is the volume of the object, Ap is its surface
area, and Dp is the diameter of a sphere with the same volume (Dp
3
/6)
!or a sphere of diameter d, Vp " d
3
/6, Ap " d
#
, Dp " d, and so s " $
!or a cylinder of diameter d and len%th &, Vp " d
#
&/', Ap " d& ( d
#
/# , Dp " (6d
#
&/')
$)3
,
!or a cube of width a, Vp " a
3
, Ap " 6a
#
, and c

" a
3
, and so
( )
( )
( )
( )
*+6 +
6
a 6 a ) 6
a 6
3 ) $
# 3 ) $
3
s
=