Enclosure Help

[wof131s 10]

Am trying to calculate the exact cu.ft for a wedge enclosure. I tried a few different sites and got anywhere from 5.8 - 6.0 cu.ft. Since I needed the exact size I worked it out by hand myself. Here are my dimensions and what i got. Can anyone double check this for me please?

Wedge Design

Outside Dimensions

Height = 22"

Depth 1 = 10"

Depth 2 = 20"

Width = 39"

Formulas used:

Rectangle

L X W X D

Triangle

0.5 (B X H X W)

Since the design is basicly a rectangle and a triangle combination, thats how i calculated it.

I got 4.12 cu.ft for the rectangle and 2.06 cu.ft for the triangle with a gross volume of 6.18 cu.ft.

I also took into account that the 1.5" (0.75" + 0.75") thickness of wood that "attach" the triangle to the retangle along the length was removed and added volume to the enclosure.

Does this sound right? Thanks

Edited January 12, 2010 by wof131s

[KU40 173]

To make it easier, just use the average depth of 15". Then you essentially have a 39" x 22" x 15" box, aka 6.0 cubes.

[wof131s 10]

Never thought about it like that. Thanks a lot dude.