Solution for the Cone
Solution for the Cone
Now that we have some insight into how such a physical system might behave,
let's tackle a more complicated problem...that of the truncated cone with
the small end down. By careful application of physical laws, we were able
to get a mathematical model of the drain rate, which is Equation (18).
This is a ordinary differential equation. However, it is not obvious
how we might solve it with pencil and paper, or even with MAPLE.
Boyd Gatlin
Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Mississippi State University