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meisterlampe8 Sep 2014 09:33Hello, who is familiar with oil tanks?
The gauge shows a fill level of 88cm (I would say, see picture 1).
The tank has a total capacity of 4600 liters (see picture 2).
Can I assume that the tank is full at 150cm (end of the scale), meaning it holds 4600 liters then?
That would mean it is 58.66% full at 88cm, which corresponds to 2698 liters.
Thank you for your expert advice.
The gauge shows a fill level of 88cm (I would say, see picture 1).
The tank has a total capacity of 4600 liters (see picture 2).
Can I assume that the tank is full at 150cm (end of the scale), meaning it holds 4600 liters then?
That would mean it is 58.66% full at 88cm, which corresponds to 2698 liters.
Thank you for your expert advice.
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meisterlampe8 Sep 2014 11:56Did you even read the question?
meisterlampe schrieb:
Did you even read the question? You answered your own question. The calculation is correct if you disregard the rounded edges at the bottom of the tank.
Soroka schrieb:
Is a measuring stick so heavy that you can’t simply hold it into the fill opening and measure yourself? Soroka is suggesting that you should measure the fill levels yourself. It’s possible that the gauge is stuck, or that the tank is 1.60m (5 feet 3 inches) high—because in my opinion, that’s where the scale ends. Nobody here in the forum can answer that for you. Instead, you need to take a measuring stick and measure it yourself.
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meisterlampe8 Sep 2014 12:59So from the outside, the tank doesn’t show any curvature—could there still be one inside? Is there often an inner liner or something similar inside? I just can’t look inside that thick metal box.
That was also part of my question: how much can you rely on that display gauge? Some car speedometers go up to 250 km/h (155 mph), even though the car doesn’t actually reach that speed.
I measured the external dimensions as 150 cm (59 inches) in height, so I guess there probably isn’t room for an inner liner or anything like that, right? If such things even exist in tanks.
I really have no knowledge about this, so these might be dumb questions for you.
That was also part of my question: how much can you rely on that display gauge? Some car speedometers go up to 250 km/h (155 mph), even though the car doesn’t actually reach that speed.
I measured the external dimensions as 150 cm (59 inches) in height, so I guess there probably isn’t room for an inner liner or anything like that, right? If such things even exist in tanks.
I really have no knowledge about this, so these might be dumb questions for you.
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toxicmolotof8 Sep 2014 13:24Have you read #2? Use a folding ruler and measure again.
Measure length, width, and height with the still clean folding ruler beforehand and check whether the other data on the total volume roughly matches.
If it is quite symmetrical and octagonal or dodecagonal, it shouldn’t be too difficult. If it is more barrel-shaped, knowledge of Pi will help a bit.
Measure length, width, and height with the still clean folding ruler beforehand and check whether the other data on the total volume roughly matches.
If it is quite symmetrical and octagonal or dodecagonal, it shouldn’t be too difficult. If it is more barrel-shaped, knowledge of Pi will help a bit.