Question

S To minimize neutron leakage from a reactor, the ratio of the surface area to the volume should be a minimum. For a given volume V , calculate this ratio for (a) a sphere

Answer 1

To minimize neutron leakage from a reactor, the ratio of the surface area to the volume should be a minimum. For a given volume V the ratio of the sphere will be $\frac{4.83598}{c^{\frac{1}{3} } }$.

We know that the surface area and volume of the sphere is given by:

$A=4 \pi r^{2}\\V=\frac{4}{3} \pi r^{3}$

Therefore, the ratio between the surface area and the volume for the sphere will be:

$\frac{A}{V}=\frac{4 \pi r^{2}\\}{\frac{4}{3} \pi r^{3}}=\frac{3}{r}$

Equating the volume to the constant c, we will find the value of $r$.

$V=c=\frac{4}{3} \pi r^{3}\\r= (\frac{3c}{4\pi} )^{\frac{1}{3} }$

Substituting the value of r in the ration between surface area and volume, we get:

$\frac{A}{V}=\frac{3}{ (\frac{3c}{4\pi} )^{\frac{1}{3} }}$

Calculating the constants, we get:

$\frac{4.83598}{c^{\frac{1}{3} } }$

Hence, the ration between surface area and volume is $\frac{4.83598}{c^{\frac{1}{3} } }$

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