How to Calculate Liters of Water in a Tank

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Determining the volume of water in liters starts with measuring the tank and producing a cubic inch
measurement. From there, a simply conversion allows the resulting cubic inch volume to be presented in
liters. Most fish tanks are rectangular, although some other tanks, such as water towers, might be
cylindrical. The calculation required is dependant on the type of tank in question
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Instructions

1.

Rectangular Tanks

Measure the length, width and height of the full tank in inches. If the tank is not full, then
the height will be the height of the water level.

Multiply the values together to calculate cubic inches. As an example, if you measured 12
inches by 36 inches by 20 inches, the total volume would calculated as 12 times 36 times 30,
or 8,640 cubic inches.
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Multiply the cubic inches by 0.01639 to calculate liters. In the example, 8,640 times
0.01639 equals 141.6 liters.

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Cylindrical Tanks

Measure the diameter and height of the full tank. The diameter is the distance across the
circular top or base measured in a line across the center. If a vertical tank is not full, you can
use the height of the water level. For horizontal tanks, you can turn the tank vertically and
measure the water height, if feasible.

Divide the diameter by two to find the radius. As an example, a tank with a diameter of 36
inches would have a radius of 18 inches.

Square the radius and multiply by the height and then 3.14. In the example, if the height was
48 inches, then the total volume would be calculated as 18 times 18 times 48 times 3.14, or
48,833 cubic inches.

Multiply the cubic inches by 0.01639 to calculate liters. In the example, 48,833 times
0.01639 equals 800.4 liters.

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Volume of a Cylindrical Tank

Based on the formula: Volume of Cylinder = r2 h

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Discussion

Confusion of mass and density. Objects have mass. Materials have

density.
Density is the ratio of mass to volume for a material.
m
V

=
Units
1000 kg/m = 1000 g/l = 1 g/cm
3

Density of Selected Materials (~20 , 1 atm)

material

density
(kg/m )

material

density
(kg/m )

acetone

790

kerosene

810

acid, acetic
(CH COOH)

1050

lard

919

acid, hydrochloric
(HCl)

????

lead

11,350

acid, sulfuric (H SO )

1390

lithium

534

air, 100 K

3.556

lithium 6 deuteride

820

air, 200 K

1.746

lungs

400

air, 293 K

1.207

mayonnaise,
traditional

910

air, 300 K

1.161

mayonnaise, light

1000

air, 500 K

0.696

methane, gas,
+25

0.656

air, 1000 K

0.340

methane, liquid,

162

90
alcohol, ethyl (grain)

789.2

milk, cow, heavy

cream

994

alcohol, isopropyl
(rubbing)

785.4

milk, cow, light

cream

1012

alcohol, methyl (wood)

791.3

milk, cow, whole

1030

ammonia

771

milk, cow, skim

1033

aluminum

2700

mercury

argon, gas, ~300 K

1.449

monosodium
glutamate

1620

argon, liquid, 87 K

1430

nickel

8900

beer, pilsner, 4

1008

nitrogen (N ), gas,
~300 K

benzene

870

nitrogen (N ), liquid,
74 K

808

blood

1035

oil, vegetable,
coconut

924

body fat

918

oil, vegetable, corn

922

bone

1900

oil, vegetable, olive

918

butane

551

oil, vegetable, palm

915

butter

911

oil, vegetable,
peanut

914

carbon

2250

oil, vegetable, soya

927

13,594

1.145

carbon, diamond

3539

osmium

carbon dioxide, gas,

+25

1.799

oxygen (O ), gas,
~300 K

1.308

carbon dioxide, solid,

78

1562

oxygen (O ), liquid,
87 K

1155

copper

8960

perchlorethylene

1600

corn starch, loosely

packed

540

platinum

21,450

corn starch, tightly

packed

630

plutonium,

19,860

corn syrup

1380

salt (sodium
chloride)

2165

diesel

800

silicon

2330

formaldehyde

1130

silicon dioxide
(quartz)

2600

freon 12, liquid

1311

silicone

993

freon 12, vapor

36.83

silver

10,490

gasoline

803

skin

1050

glycerine

1260

sodium bicarbonate

2200

sugar, sucrose

1550

gold

19,300

22,500
2

grain, barley

620

titanium

4500

grain, corn, shelled

720

tungsten

19,300

grain, corn, ear

900

uranium

19,050

grain, flax

770

water, liquid, 100

958.40

grain, millet

640

water, liquid, 50

988.03

grain, oats

410

water, liquid, 30

995.65

grain, rice, rough

580

water, liquid, 20

998.21

grain, rice, hulled

750

water, liquid, 10

999.70

grain, rye

720

water, liquid, 4

999.98

grain, wheat

770

water, liquid, 0

999.84

helium, gas, ~300 K

0.164

helium, liquid, 4 K

147

hydrogen (H ), gas,
300 K

0.082

hydrogen (H ), liquid,
17 K
2

71

water, ice, 0

916

water, ice, -50

922

water, ice, 100

927

water, sea

1025

honey

1420

water, saline (0.9 %

NaCl)

1004

iron

7870

zinc

7140

iridium

22,400
Density of selected astronomical objects

object

density
(kg/m )
3

object

density
(kg/m )
3

terrestrial planets
(, , , )

3900~5500

white dwarf star

10 ~10

jovian planets

0600~1600

neutron star

10 ~10

18

17

(, , , )
pluto ()

1900

stellar mass black

hole

~10

comets

~600

supermassive
black hole

~10

sun ()

1400

observable
universe

~10

main sequence stars

5~5000

giant to supergiant
stars

10 ~10
4

Density as a general concept.

superficial density
linear density
charge density
population density

18

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Static Fluid Pressure

The pressure exerted by a static fluid

depends only upon the depth of the fluid,
the density of the fluid, and the
acceleration of gravity.
The pressure in a static fluid arises from the weight of the fluid and is given
by the expression

Pstatic fluid =
gh where

= m/V = fluid density

g = acceleration of
gravity
h = depth of fluid

The pressure from the weight of a column of liquid of area A and height h is

Index
fluid
pressure
calculati
on
Pressure
concepts

The most remarkable thing about this expression is what it does not include.
The fluid pressure at a given depth does not depend upon the total mass or
total volume of the liquid. The above pressure expression is easy to see for
the straight, unobstructed column, but not obvious for the cases of different
geometry which are shown.
Because of the ease of visualizing a column height of a known liquid, it has
become common practice to state all kinds of pressures in column height
units, like mmHg or cm H2O, etc. Pressures are often measured
by manometers in terms of a liquid column height.

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Fluid Pressure Calculation

Fluid column height in the relationship

is often used for the measurement of pressure. After

entering the relevant data, any one of the highlighted
quantities below can be calculated by clicking on it.
Pressure difference = density x g x height
If the fluid density is
=

gm/cm3 =

Index

kg/m3

fluid
pressure
discussi
on

and the column height is

h=
Discussi h =
on

m=

x 10^

ft

Pressure
concept
s

then the pressure difference is

P =

kPa

P =

lb/in2

P =

mmHg=

P =

atmos

P =

inches water=

inches Hg

cm water

Note that this static fluid pressure is dependent on density and depth only; it is
independent of total mass, weight, volume, etc. of the fluid.

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