How many gallons in a vertical tank?
This tank is usually filled to a maximum of about 250 gallons (about 6 inches from the top of the tank) to leave room for expansion. The 330 gallon vertical steel tank is very similar to the 275, but is a foot longer. These tanks are generally filled to around 300 gallons.
How do you calculate the volume of a horizontal tank?
Volume of partly filled horizontal or sloped cylindrical tanks and pipes - an online calculator
- the liquid volume in the tank
- the liquid mass
- the central angle
- the chord length
- the arc length
- the cross sectional area of both liquid and air
- the air volume in the tank
How do you calculate gallons in tank?
To measure the amount of fuel oil in under ground or above ground outdoor oil tank:
- Remove your oil fill cap and insert the stick into the tank until it reaches the bottom.
- Remove the stick and take note of the amount of oil in inches that is showing on the stick.
- Compare the number of inches on your stick with your fuel oil tank size on the chart to determine an estimated amount of gallons.
How do you calculate the volume of a horizontal cylinder?
Volume of Horizontal Cylinder. How do we find the volume of a cylinder like this one, when we only know its length and radius, and how high it is filled? First we work out the area at one end (explanation below): Area = cos -1 ( r − h r) r 2 − (r − h) √ (2rh − h 2) Where: r is the cylinder's radius. h is the height the cylinder is ...
Tank volume calculator
This tank volume calculator is a simple tool which helps you find the volume of the tank as well as the volume of the filled part. You can choose between ten tank shapes:
Cylindrical tank volume formula
To calculate the total volume of a cylindrical tank, all we need to know is the cylinder diameter (or radius) and the cylinder height (which may be called length, if it's lying horizontally).
Rectangular tank volume calculator (rectangular prism)
If you're wondering how to calculate the volume of a rectangular tank (also known as cuboid, box or rectangular hexahedron), look no further! You may know this tank as a rectangular tank - but that is not its proper name, as a rectangle is a 2D shape, so it doesn't have a volume.
Formula for volume of a capsule
Our tool defines a capsule as two hemispheres separated by a cylinder. To calculate the total volume of a capsule, all you need to do is add the volume of the sphere to the cylinder part:
Elliptical tank volume (oval tank)
In our calculator, we define an oval tank as a cylindrical tank with an elliptical end (not in the shape of a stadium, as it is sometimes defined). To find the total volume of an elliptical tank, you need to multiply the ellipsis area times length of the tank:
Cone bottom tank volume (conical tank) and cone top tanks
Finding total volume of a cone bottom tank is not so hard - just add the volume of the frustum part to the volume of the cylindrical part:
Using the Tank Volume Calculator
This tank calculator is a versatile tool allowing to calculate tank volume (a.k.a. tank capacity), liquid volume, and the volume of the liquid currently in the tank. The calculator is useful in planning tank capacity in construction projects, water purifier plants, oil storage systems, and others.
How to calculate the volume of a tank?
For simple tanks such as rectangular prisms or cylinders the calculation is straightforward and exactly the same as the ones used in our cylinder volume and box volume calculators. For complex shapes such as dome tops, cone tops or bottoms, sloped bottom, ovals, and capsules, the tank volume is calculated as a sum of the component simpler shapes.
Calculating the volume of a liquid in a tank
The volume (in m 3 or ft 3) and liquid volume (in gallons or litres) of a liquid poured in a tank can be calculated easily assuming the tank is sitting with its bottom perpendicular to the ground surface (it is not tilting) and there is a way to measure the liquid level.
Tank volume calculator formula
Calculate the volume of liquid your container can hold by entering your dimensions in metric units (centimeters or meters) or imperial units (yards, feet or inches).
How to find the volume of liquid in partially filled tank
Our tank volume calculator also has an option for a tank that is only partially filled.
Example calculations
Let’s say that I have a cylindrical oil tank which measures 7 yards in length and has a round face 5 feet in diameter (the distance across the circular end passing through the central point).
What if my dimensions are in different units?
Looking through our examples, perhaps you noticed that we changed units between feet, centimeters, inches and so on, e.g. in example 2: