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How many gallons?
whats a simple formula for calculating the total gallons of a tank. If cell
a1 has the height, cell b1 has the width, cell c1 has the length. Most tanks are square or rectangular, some are round. Does that matter? Thanks in advance! |
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... whats a simple formula for calculating the total gallons of a tank. If cell a1 has the height, cell b1 has the width, cell c1 has the length. Most tanks are square or rectangular, some are round. Does that matter? Thanks in advance! You didn't say if is UK or US gallons. If the former, this should help http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question...7061624AAaN0OI HTH V PS Use Google to find the equivalent formula for round, or even spherical, tanks |
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The volums of an irregular shape such as a vehicle fuel tank is very difficult to calculate but as an approximation and for a roughly regular cube shaped tank try this Say(and all dimensions are in mm, the conversion will come later) A1 B1 C1 200 500 500 To get the volume in M3 F1 =(A1*B1*C1)/(1000*1000*1000) = 0.0625 metre cubed calculating for litres we then get F1*1000= 62.5litres 1 lt petrol = 0.219969157 gallons so 0.219969157*62.05 = 13.75 gallons All of which can go horribly wrong depending on temperature as well as the irregular shape of the tank. Mike Richard" wrote: whats a simple formula for calculating the total gallons of a tank. If cell a1 has the height, cell b1 has the width, cell c1 has the length. Most tanks are square or rectangular, some are round. Does that matter? Thanks in advance! |
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