My oil tank is: Length= 5ft, Height = 4ft, Width = 2ft. It holds 1100
litres My question is, how much oil is represented by 1 inch on a dipstick?

Regards and thanks in advance

Syke

On Thu, 14 Jul 2016 08:58:29 +0100, Syke wrote:

My oil tank is: Length= 5ft, Height = 4ft, Width = 2ft. It holds 1100
litres My question is, how much oil is represented by 1 inch on a
dipstick?

Regards and thanks in advance

Syke

1100/48 = 22.9 litres (approx.)



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Syke wrote:

My oil tank is: Length= 5ft, Height = 4ft, Width = 2ft. It holds 1100
litres My question is, how much oil is represented by 1 inch on a dipstick?

Assuming zero wall thickness and truly rectangular tank
5 x 2 x 1/12 = 1.2 cu ft

which is a little over 7.5 gallons, or 34 litres.

Checking for reasonability, your 1100 litres should therefore
occupy 1100/34 inches, which is about 2.7 feet

I leave it to you to adjust the figures to reflect the actual
shape of your tank.

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Chris J Dixon wrote:
Syke wrote:

My oil tank is: Length= 5ft, Height = 4ft, Width = 2ft. It holds 1100
litres My question is, how much oil is represented by 1 inch on a dipstick?

Assuming zero wall thickness and truly rectangular tank
5 x 2 x 1/12 = 1.2 cu ft

Um, no.

One twelfth of 10 is 0.8333, not 1.2

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Chris Hogg wrote:

On Thu, 14 Jul 2016 09:10:09 +0100, Chris J Dixon
wrote:

Syke wrote:

My oil tank is: Length= 5ft, Height = 4ft, Width = 2ft. It holds 1100
litres My question is, how much oil is represented by 1 inch on a dipstick?

Assuming zero wall thickness and truly rectangular tank
5 x 2 x 1/12 = 1.2 cu ft

Er... you wouldn't like to recalculate that, would you?

Ooops!

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Syke wrote:
My oil tank is: Length= 5ft, Height = 4ft, Width = 2ft. It holds 1100
litres My question is, how much oil is represented by 1 inch on a dipstick?#

https://google.co.uk/search?q=5+feet+*+2+feet+*+1+inch+in+litres

On Thu, 14 Jul 2016 09:57:38 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:

Syke wrote:
My oil tank is: Length= 5ft, Height = 4ft, Width = 2ft. It holds 1100
litres My question is, how much oil is represented by 1 inch on a
dipstick?#

https://google.co.uk/search?q=5+feet+*+2+feet+*+1+inch+in+litres

All so complicated. Assuming it's rectangular, it's 4 feet (48 inches)
high.

Thus 1 inch is 1/48th of its capacity - 1100 litres - thus it's 1100/48 =
22.9 lites.

Job done.



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Bob Eager wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

Syke wrote:

My oil tank is: Length= 5ft, Height = 4ft, Width = 2ft. It holds 1100
litres My question is, how much oil is represented by 1 inch on a
dipstick?

https://google.co.uk/search?q=5+feet+*+2+feet+*+1+inch+in+litres

All so complicated. Assuming it's rectangular, it's 4 feet (48 inches)
high.

Well, I was trying to give the hint to the O/P that it was not really
difficult to get an answer

Thus 1 inch is 1/48th of its capacity - 1100 litres - thus it's 1100/48 =
22.9 lites.

I got the same "next level of approximation" a different way, multiply
by 1100/1132nds to allow for the net/gross volume, but answers to 1/10th
of a litre for a question expressed in feet seems over-precise; talking
to a neighbour the other night about a replacement radiator

Q: how big is the current one?
A: 700mm by 4 feet

Depends what , FULL means, ie where is the highest indication?
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My oil tank is: Length= 5ft, Height = 4ft, Width = 2ft. It holds 1100
litres My question is, how much oil is represented by 1 inch on a
dipstick?

Regards and thanks in advance

Syke

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My oil tank is: Length= 5ft, Height = 4ft, Width = 2ft. It holds 1100 litres My
question is, how much oil is represented by 1 inch on a dipstick?

Regards and thanks in advance

Syke

Ignoring the thickness of the steel,

volume = 60in x 24in x 1in = 1440 cu in

1440 cu in X 16.3871 = 23579 cc = 23.579 litre per inch

Dividing the 1100 litres capacity by 23.579 litres per inch
gives a height when full within the tank of 46.6 ins.


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My oil tank is: Length= 5ft, Height = 4ft, Width = 2ft. It holds 1100 litres My
question is, how much oil is represented by 1 inch on a dipstick?

Regards and thanks in advance

Syke

Oops!

How long is the dipstick ?


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My oil tank is: Length= 5ft, Height = 4ft, Width = 2ft. It holds 1100 litres My
question is, how much oil is represented by 1 inch on a dipstick?

Regards and thanks in advance

Syke

Oops!

How long is the dipstick ?


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On 14/07/2016 08:58, Syke wrote:
My oil tank is: Length= 5ft, Height = 4ft, Width = 2ft. It holds 1100
litres My question is, how much oil is represented by 1 inch on a dipstick?

Regards and thanks in advance

Syke

IS this a single or double skinned tank ?.

http://www.oftec.org.uk/consumers/fa...-storage-tanks

If double skinned, then we need to know the internal tank
dimensions.

On Thu, 14 Jul 2016 08:58:29 +0100, Syke wrote:

My oil tank is: Length= 5ft, Height = 4ft, Width = 2ft. It holds 1100
litres My question is, how much oil is represented by 1 inch on a
dipstick?

Regards and thanks in advance

Syke

Just to confirm - it is an old style metal tank with flat walls, isn't it?

If it is a newer style barrel shaped one then there is no correct answer
because the volume per inch varies with the profile - in the middle the
tank will be at its widest so you will get most oil for your inch.

Top and bottom will be narrower so you will get less oil per inch.

Cheers


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On Sat, 16 Jul 2016 11:35:26 +0000, David wrote:

On Thu, 14 Jul 2016 08:58:29 +0100, Syke wrote:

My oil tank is: Length= 5ft, Height = 4ft, Width = 2ft. It holds 1100
litres My question is, how much oil is represented by 1 inch on a
dipstick?

Regards and thanks in advance

Syke

Just to confirm - it is an old style metal tank with flat walls, isn't
it?

If it is a newer style barrel shaped one then there is no correct answer
because the volume per inch varies with the profile - in the middle the
tank will be at its widest so you will get most oil for your inch.

Top and bottom will be narrower so you will get less oil per inch.

I rather assumed he would be happy with an approximation.

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On 16 Jul 2016 11:35:26 GMT, David wrote:

If it is a newer style barrel shaped one then there is no correct answer
because the volume per inch varies with the profile - in the middle the
tank will be at its widest so you will get most oil for your inch.

Top and bottom will be narrower so you will get less oil per inch.

Except that the tanks aren't true barrels. They alternate round cross
sections with rectangular. With the both having the same width at the
center. So although some of the tank does get narrower the rest is
staying the same.

On our tank this means that the amount of oil per unit depth is
pretty close to, if not actually, linear.

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