Whats that formula?

[K9coral]

What is the formula to figure the volume of water any given tank can hold? I used to have a calculator saved on my favorites but it has been kidnapped!!

 

[Arch01]

If you mean turning cubic inches into gallons, just multiply LxWxH and divide by 231.

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[K9coral]

Thats what I was looking for, I couldnt think of or find 231... you sure thats right?

 

[hdtran]

You could just trust us, or you could go metric: Measure LxWxH in cm, get the volume in cm^3, and divide by 1000 to get your volume in liters.

There are approximately 3.785 L in a US gallon.

There are exactly 2.54 cm in one inch.

 

[reefNewbie]

its right, check it like this: 90 AGA = 48x18x24 = 20736 in^3
divide by 231 to get 89.766 gal

 

[K9coral]

Sounds like a plan, anyone have any idea why I dont get emails now when someone replies to a thread that Im subscribed to?

 

[Anonymous]

Yes, the machine has rejected you.

Or, you too are being duped. :|

 

[romunov]

10cm*10cm*10cm = 1L or
1dm*1dm*1dm = 1L or
1dm is obviously 10cm.
This is just the basic math...

 

[Anonymous]

And.. what if you want to know the total GALLONS?

(Remember, we yanks are resistant still to anything that might take us back into the queen mum's waiting arms.)

 

[hdtran]

The US gallon, or the Imperial gallon?

Aaaaaaaagh! (flying off the bridge...)

 

[romunov]

http://www.onlineconversion.com/

 

[Anonymous]

Actually, I d/l'd a really nifty little FREE conversion program to my Palm Pilot.
When tryingn to figure out the volume of oddly shaped vessels, those other converters are pretty neat.

 

[mountainbiker619]

http://www.garf.org/calculators/TankVol ... ulator.asp

 

[tangir1]

How about the Canadian gallon?

I am serious!

 

[Anonymous]

And if you care to calculate the weight ... I think water weighs 8.5lbs per gallon

 

[Anonymous]

That would be what saltwater weighs, my friend. Freshwater weighs (if pure) 8lbs./gallon.

 

[hdtran]

SM,

Sorry, you just went "aaaaaaugh" over the bridge...

You're thinking that a pint's a pound the world 'round, but that's just an approximation.

In 'customary' US english units (is US english a correct usage? Oxymoron police, help!), a volume of 1 gallon of fresh water (near STP) is about 8.34 lb of weight in normal earth gravity. A pint of water actually holds about 1.04 lb of water (usual gravity disclaimers).

You're supposed to answer "Heavy..."

 

[hdtran]

How about the Canadian gallon?

I am serious!

The Canadian gallon is the Imperial gallon, prior to both Canada and the UK going to SI units. The Imperial gallon holds about 20% more volume than the US gallon.

There's an incredibly off-topic (but true) story of an Air Canada 767 that ran out of fuel in mid-air in the mid 1980's because the pilot and ground crew screwed up the kg fuel conversion. Fortunately, they glided the plane to ground safely. The only casualties were from the evacuation of the aircraft; no fatalities. Look up "Gimli Glider" if you're interested.

 

[Anonymous]

maybe if you intergrate using calculus or physics you can figure it out...good grief!

 

[romunov]

1kg = 1L How simple is that?