This spreadsheet can be used to calculate the volume of fuel in a cylindrical tank with a horizontal

axis. The user should input the radius of the tank, the length of the tank, and the reading from a
properly calibrated dipstick.

Date Time Reading from dipstick Height of fuel

Unit inches m

Explanation Date of measurement Time of measurement This is the height of the fuel This calculation converts
from the bottom of the tank the Scully reading to meters
Example 8/27/2012 13:00 12 0.3048

Data --->
 Vertical surface area of fuel Volume Volume
m 2
m 3
gallons

This calculation uses the radius of the tank and the This calculation multiplies the surface area by the This calculation converts
height of fuel to calculate the fuel's surface area length of the tank to calculate the volume of fuel. the volume to gallons.
0.1511252032 0.188906504 49.903818432
 Radius of tank Length of tank
m m
in*0.0254=m

The user should measure and The user should measure and
input the radius of the tank. input the length of the tank.
0.32 1.25