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ENGLISH UNITS
CALCULATING CONTENTS OF
HORIZONTAL CYLINDRICAL TANKS
First calculate the depth ratio (D) by dividing the depth of
water or other fluid in the tank in inches (h) by the diameter
of the tank in inches (d).
Opposite this value for the depth ratio (D) in the following
table you will find the percentage of the total capacity of the
tank. Multiplying the capacity of the tank by this percentage
gives the contents of the tank for that fluid depth.
Percent of Percent of Percent of
D Capacity D Capacity D Capacity
.02 .004799 .34 .299762 .66 .700238
.04 .013480 .36 .324061 .68 .724271
.06 .024509 .38 .348667 .70 .747702
.08 .037501 .40 .373539 .72 .770805
.10 .052025 .42 .398525 .74 .79348
.12 .067979 .44 .423749 .76 .815334
.14 .085114 .46 .449132 .78 .836923
.16 .103234 .48 .464560 .80 .857654
.18 .122421 .50 .500000 .82 .877579
.20 .14346 .52 .525440 .84 .896766
.22 .163077 .54 .550868 .86 .914886
.24 .184466 .56 .576251 .88 .932021
.26 .206502 .58 .601475 .90 .947975
.28 .229195 .60 .626461 .92 .962499
.30 .252298 .62 .651333 .94 .975491
.32 .275729 .64 .675939 .96 .986520
.98 .995201
Example: Find contents of tank 60î in
diameter (d) which has 24î of water in it.
Tank is 10 feet long. (Capacity of tank is
1469 gal.)
24
D= = .40 and from table, the
60
h percent of capacity is .373539.
D=
d Contents = 1469 x .373539 = 550.62 gal.
Courtesy of Missouri Water Well & Pump Contractors Assn., Inc.