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Round-hole area for leak estimate calculator

The opening area scales with diameter squared; diameter must be converted into the area unit used by the leakage model.

Units
A=π×d24A = \frac{\pi \times d^{2}}{4}

Calculator

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in
in²

Worked example

Given

  • dd = 0.19 in
A=π×0.1924≈0.0284A = \frac{\pi \times {0.19}^{2}}{4} \approx 0.0284

Symbols and units

SymbolMeaningUnit
AAround-hole areain²
ddhole diameterin

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