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TankVolume&FillCalculator
TankSchematic:
HorizontalCylinder

TankVolume&Fill
TankType: HorizontalCylinder

(seeimagesbelow)
(insidedimensions)

Feet

Inches

Length(l)=
Diameter(d)=
FilledDepth(f)=

Calculate
Answer:
TotalVolume=
FilledVolume*=

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CalculatorUse
Estimatethetotalandfilledvolumesoftankssuchasoiltanksandwatertanks.Assumesinsidedimensionsofthetank.
*Actualfillvolumeswilldiffer.Tankvolumecalculationsarebasedontankgeometriesshownbelow.Thesetankshapesarecalculated
assumingexactgeometricsolidshapessuchascylinders,circlesandspheres.Actualwaterandoiltanksmaynotbeperfectgeometric
shapesormighthaveotherfeaturesnotaccountedforhereso,thesecalculationsshouldonlybeconsideredestimates.

Methodstocalculatethevolumeoftanksandthevolumeofaliquidinsideatank.
Thesecalculationswillgiveyoucubicmeasuressuchasft3orm3dependingonyourunitsofmeasure.

HorizontalCylinderTank
Totalvolumeofacylindershapedtankisthearea,A,ofthecircularendtimesthelength,l.
A=r2whereristheradiuswhichisequalto1/2thediameterord/2.Therefore:
V(tank)= r 2l
Thefilledvolumeofahorizontalcylindertankiscalculatedbyfirstfindingthearea,A,ofa
circularsegmentandmultiplyingitbythelength,l.

Areaofthecircularsegment,thegreyshadedarea,isA=(1/2)r2(sin)where=2*arccos(m/r)andisinradians.Therefore,
V(segment)=(1/2)r2(sin)l.Ifthefillheightfislessthan1/2ofdthenweusethesegmentcreatedfromthefilledheightandV(fill)
=V(segment).However,ifthefillheightfisgreaterthan1/2ofdthenweusethesegmentthatiscreatedbytheemptyportionofthe
tankandsubtractitfromthetotalvolumetogetthefilledvolumeV(fill)=V(tank)V(segment).

VerticalCylinderTank
Totalvolumeofacylindershapedtankisthearea,A,ofthecircularendtimestheheight,h.A=r2whereristheradiuswhichisequalto
d/2.Therefore:
V(tank)= r 2h
Thefilledvolumeofaverticalcylindertankisjustashortercylinderwiththesameradius,r,anddiameter,d,butheightisnowthefill
heightorf.Therefore:

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V(fill)= r 2f

RectangleTank
Totalvolumeofarectangularprismshapedtankislengthtimeswidthtimesheight.
Therefore,
V(tank)=lwh
Thefilledvolumeofarectangulartankisjustashorterheightwiththesamelengthand
width.Thenewheightisthefillheightorf.Therefore:
V(fill)=lwf

HorizontalOvalTank
Volumeofanovaltankiscalculatedbyfindingthearea,A,oftheend,whichistheshapeof
astadium,andmultiplyingitbythelength,l.A=r2+2raanditcanbeproventhatr=
h/2anda=whwherew>hmustalwaysbetrue.Therefore:
V(tank)=(r 2+2ra)l
Volumeoffillofahorizontalovaltankisbestcalculatedifweassumeitis2halvesofa
cylinderseparatedbyarectangulartank.Wethencalculatefillvolumeof1)aHorizontal
CylinderTankwherel=l,f=f,anddiameterd=h,and2)aRectangleTankwherel=
l,f=f,andrectanglewidthwisa=whoftheovaltank.
V(fill)=V(fillhorizontalcylinder)+V(fillrectangle)

VerticalOvalTank
Volumeofanovaltankiscalculatedbyfindingthearea,A,oftheend,whichistheshapeof
astadium,andmultiplyingitbythelength,l.A=r2+2raanditcanbeproventhatr=
w/2anda=hwwhereh>wmustalwaysbetrue.Therefore:
V(tank)=(r 2+2ra)h
Volumeoffillofaverticalovaltankisbestcalculatedifweassumeitis2halvesofa
cylinderseparatedbyarectangulartank.Withr=w/2=hieghtofthesemicircleends,we
candefine3generalfillpositionareas.
Fill,f<r
Wecalculatefillvolumeusingthecircularsegmentmethod,asinaHorizontalCylinder
Tank,forthefilledportion.
Fill,f>randf<(r+a)
Thefilledvolumeisexactly1/2ofthecylinderportionplusthevolumeoffillinsidethe
rectangularportion.
Fill,f>(r+a)andf<h
Wecalculatefillvolumeusingthecircularsegmentmethod,asinaHorizontalCylinder
Tank,fortheemptyportion.VolumewillbeV(tank)V(segment).

HorizontalCapsuleTank
Wetreatacapsuleasasphereofdiameterdsplitinhalfandseparatedbyacylinderofdiameterdandheighta.Wherer=d/2.
V(sphere)=(4/3)r3,and
V(cylinder)=r2a,therefore
V(capsule)=r2((4/3)r+a)

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Volumeoffillforahorizontalcapsuleisdonebyusingthecircularsegmentmethodforthe
HorizontalCylinderand,withasimilarapproach,usingcalculationsofasphericalcapforthe
spheresectionofthetankwhere,
V(sphericalcap)=(1/3)h2(3Rh)

VerticalCapsuleTank
Wetreatacapsuleasasphereofdiameterdsplitinhalfandseparatedbyacylinderof
diameterdandheighta.Wherer=d/2.
V(capsule)=r2((4/3)r+a)
Volumeoffillforaverticalcapsuleiscalculatedinafashionsimilartothemethodusedfor
theVerticalOvalTankwherer=d/2=heightofeachhemisphereend.
Fill,f<r
Wecalculatefillvolumeusingthesphericalcapmethod,forthefilledportion.
Fill,f>randf<(r+a)
Thefilledvolumeisexactly1/2ofthesphereportionplusthevolumeoffillinsidethe
verticalcylinderportion.
Fill,f>(r+a)andf<h
Wecalculatefillvolumeusingthesphericalcapmethodfortheemptyportion.Volume
willbeV(tank)V(sphericalcap).

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