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Originally Posted by faraz5557
I'm going to dispute your 3.41 cubic feet figure (since sphere packing is only about 74% efficient this is 66 balls in only the cylindrical and frustrum part of the boiler room. How did you only get 40 balls?
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74% packing efficiency is maximum possible if you pack perfectly, in reality I think it should be more around 60-62%.
I addressed it in a little more detail here:
https://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/s...d.php?t=153169
It should be more around 54 or so? I may have calculated that inaccurately but it's a bit less than 66 balls.