christy Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Trying to work out how much oil the kerosese tank holds. Height 120mm width 60mm length 185mm. Help please... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 1.332 Litres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christy Posted January 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Is it-thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 are you sure its in mm as thats a very small tank more like bottle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 (edited) Do you mean a kerosene tank for central heating? I am guessing that you don't mean millimetres as the dimensions you have given are roughly 2/3rds of a house brick. If you meant Centimetres then it holds 1332 litres my own tank is similar size to yours only not quite 185 long and it holds 1100 litres with room for expansion at the top. Edited January 25, 2010 by MC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I am guessing he means cm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 (edited) . Edited January 25, 2010 by amateur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christy Posted January 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 erm...must be cm then. I know the answer should be around 1300-1500 ltr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 HxWxL in millilitres 120x60x185/1000 litres =1332 litres That sounds like the tardis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 (edited) . There is no way in the world that a tank 120mm x 60mm x 185mm holds 1332 litres. As I posted earlier a standard brick is 100mm x 65mm x 220mm or thereabouts. There is 1000 millimetres in a Metre, there is no such measurement in the professional world as a centimetre. Edited January 25, 2010 by MC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 there is no such measurement in the professional world as a centimetre. God, I am glad I am not the only who gets fed up with that one. mrs stuartp has no understanding of SI units But I think Amateur may have found the solution to getting enough fuel into F1 cars to go race distance without having to refuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christy Posted January 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Thanks for the help folks. I'm going with 1332 ltr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 (edited) But I think Amateur may have found the solution to getting enough fuel into F1 cars to go race distance without having to refuel Nah - just cocked it up by a factor of 1000 - a minor error or I'd mind read the correct dimensions in centimetres Edited January 25, 2010 by amateur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myzeneye Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 how much oil could a gumboil boil if a gumboil could boil oil ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 God, I am glad I am not the only who gets fed up with that one.mrs stuartp has no understanding of SI units But I think Amateur may have found the solution to getting enough fuel into F1 cars to go race distance without having to refuel Ahh, but SI units for distance are infact Metres. So 1 mm would be 1x10^-3 M !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Or 0.001M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 my head hurts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Best get on the phone to mensa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Or 0.001M no, please no try multiplying multiples of negative powers together, it gets messy it's 1x10^-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Why do you want to complicate things? if you use mm or M it is easy. none of this negative rubbish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Why do you want to complicate things? if you use mm or M it is easy. none of this negative rubbish sorry, I am the product of A level physics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Why do you want to complicate things? if you use mm or M it is easy. none of this negative rubbish Its not negative, its standard index form, the only way to deal with problems involving very small numbers. It may have nothing to do with the orginal post, but still, its how you represent numbers that are stupidly small. Like 0.000000000000000000001 = 1x10^-21 See, much easier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Get a grip chaps Besides, the SI unit for metres is m (not M) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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