Calculate the volume and surface area of a horizontal on-edge elliptical tank or container.

The ellipse tank here looks like a squashed circle, and for this type of tank the height measurement has to be larger than the width measurement. This calculator uses centimetres for measurements.

Approximate weight of Fuel or Water

one litre of water = 1 kilogram
one litre of diesel fuel = 0.832 kilogram
one litre of gas = 0.75 kilogram 

Calculator

1. enter the height of the tank in centimetres
2. the width of the tank in centimetres
3. the length of the tank in centimetres
4. the weight of the liquid in kilograms per litre

Results

1. the volume of the tank in cubic centimetres
2. the volume in cubic metres
3. the volume in cubic inches
4. the volume in cubic feet
5. the capacity of the tank in centilitres
6. the capacity in litres
7. the capacity in US gallons
8. the capacity in Imperial gallons
9. full tank liquid weight based on kilograms/L
10. the surface area of the tank in square centimetres
11. the surface area in square metres
12. the surface area in square inches
13. the surface area in square feet

Formula

volume= ΠHWL/4
where Π = 3.14159265
H is the height of the tank
W the width
L the length

Conversions

one cubic centimetre (cm³) = 0.1 centilitres (cl)
one cubic centimetre (cm³) = 0.001 litres (L)
one cubic centimetre (cm³) = 0.000001 cubic metres (m³)
one cubic centimetre (cm³) = 0.000264172052358148 gallons (gal) US
one cubic centimetre (cm³) = 0.0610237440947323 cubic inches (in³)
one cubic centimetre (cm³) = 0.0000353146667214886 cubic feet (ft³)
one cubic centimetre (cm³) = 0.000264172052358148 gallons (gal) US
one cubic centimetre (cm³) = 0.000219969248299088 gallons (gal) Imperial
one square centimetre (cm²) = 0.0001 square metres (m²)
one square centimetre (cm²) = 0.15500031000062 square inches (in²)
one square centimetre (cm²) = 0.00107639104167097 square feet (ft²)