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Surface Area of a Pipe Calculator

Formula

The formula to calculate the Surface Area (A) of a pipe is:

$A = (\pi \times ID \times L) + (\pi \times OD \times L)$

Where:

$A$ is the surface area.
$ID$ is the inner diameter of the pipe.
$OD$ is the outer diameter of the pipe.
$L$ is the length of the pipe.

What is the Surface Area of a Pipe?

The surface area of a pipe is dependent on the diameter and length of the pipe. Sometimes the surface area is only considered for one side, but a pipe is a 3-dimensional object with two different sides, so using the inner diameter and outer diameter yields the correct surface area.

Example Calculation

Consider an example where:

Inner Diameter (ID): 5 cm
Outer Diameter (OD): 6 cm
Length (L): 10 cm

Using the formula to calculate the Surface Area:

$A = (\pi \times 5 \times 10) + (\pi \times 6 \times 10) = (50\pi) + (60\pi) = 110\pi \approx 345.58 \text{ cm²}$

This means that the surface area for this example is approximately 345.58 cm².