Calculate the bend radius and the angle from the length of the curve and the height. This calculator uses inches for measurements. You do not always know the angle or the bend radius to calculate the volume of a curved section of pipe, but the two measurements needed for this calculation are easy to get.
r = (d²/h+h)/2 a = sin-1(d/r) where r is the bend radius the angle in radians d half the length of the curve h the height of the curve r the bend radius