Andrew Simmons 28 July 2007
Surface Area : Volume Ratios and Dehydration
 
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Assembling the Body

Now to put all the pieces together! The total volume can be calculated by simply adding up the volumes of each of the parts that the body's composed of, but to calculate the total surface area requires a bit more work. In order to calculate the surface area, we must first calculate the common area between shapes where they overlap. The common area needs to be subtracted twice, since both shapes have overlapping area.



Volume

VTotal = VMain Body + 2VLeg + 2VArm + VNeck + VHead

Adult:
V = 34812.8364 + 2×9882.2885 + 2×3232.8777 + 974.8240 + 4426.7901
V = 66444.7829
V ≈ 66445 cm3

Infant:
V = 278.5027 + 2×79.0609 + 2×25.8630 + 7.7988 + 35.4143
V = 531.5636
V ≈ 532 cm3


Common Area b/w Legs & Body

A = ALeg Cap
A = πrLeg2
Adult:
A = π×6.04792
A = 114.9103 cm2
Infant:
A = π×1.20962
A = 4.5966 cm2

Common Area b/w Arms & Body

A = AArm Cap
A = πrArm2
Adult:
A = π×3.97892
A = 49.7366 cm2
Infant:
A = π×0.79582
A = 1.9896 cm2

Common Area b/w Neck & Body

A = ANeck Cap
A = πrNeck2
Adult:
A = π×5.57042
A = 97.4816 cm2
Infant:
A = π×1.11412
A = 3.8994 cm2

Common Area b/w Head & Neck

A = ANeck Cap
A = πrNeck2
Adult:
A = π×5.57042
A = 97.4816 cm2
Infant:
A = π×1.11412
A = 3.8994 cm2


Total Surface Area

ATotal = AMain Body + 2(ALeg - 2ACommon Leg/Body) + 2(AArms - 2ACommon Arm/Body) + ANeck - 2ACommon Neck/Body + AHead - 2ACommon Head/Neck

Adult:
A = 6330.9888 + 2(3497.8272 - 2×114.9103) + 2(1724.4840 - 2×49.7366) + 544.9648 - 2×97.4816 + 1303.7973 - 2×97.4816
A = 17575.8593
A ≈ 17576 cm2

Infant:
A = 253.2396 + 2(139.9156 - 2×4.5966) + 2(68.9794 - 2×1.9896) + 21.7990 - 2×3.8994 + 52.1519 - 2×3.8994
A = 703.0381
A ≈ 703 cm2

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