A cylinder is a three-dimensional shape with two identical parallel circular bases connected by a curved surface. Its volume equals the area of the base multiplied by the height.
Manufacturing: Determine the capacity of tanks, silos, bottles, and cylindrical packaging.
Construction: Calculate concrete volume for cylindrical columns and piers.
Fluid systems: Find how much liquid a pipe or storage tank can hold.
Education: Solve spatial geometry problems in math and physics courses.
Enter any base measurement — radius, diameter, circumference, or area — plus the height. The calculator converts your input into the base area, then multiplies by height: V = Sbase x h.
Data Entry: Fill in the known values and click Calculate.
Conversion: The calculator derives the base area from whichever measurement you provided.
Result: Volume is displayed in cubic units (cm³, m³, etc. depending on your input units).
From height h and radius R:
V = πR²h
Where V is volume, R is base radius, h is height, π ≈ 3.14159.
From height h and diameter d:
V = π(d/2)²h = πd²h/4
Where d is base diameter (d = 2R).
From height h and circumference C:
V = C²h / 4π
Where C is the circumference of the base (C = 2πR).
From height h and base area S:
V = S x h
Where S is the area of the circular base.
Keep your input units consistent (all in cm, all in m, etc.) to avoid conversion errors.