TankCalc, in turn, began as a practical example in my Calculus tutorial, in which I used a propane tank to show how one builds up from one dimension (length) to two (area), and then three (volume), in the course of learning Calculus. There was a time when the idea of running a ...
The tank is the default example that appears when TankCalc is first run: L: 96 inches R: 36 inches Left and right (r): 18 inches End cap type: elliptical. Units: Input inches and output gallons. Here are the timing results for a volume-to-height table with one-gallon steps (that'...
I have also seen tanks for several thousand gallons of product being weighed by using a balance. They rest on a platform (or stand) mounted on a long bar. The pivot point is close to the tank and the bar extends several feet past the pivot. Then enough standard weights are hung on th...
TankCalc has a way to check its own work. In its normal mode of operation, TankCalc creates a table of volumes correlated with sensor heights (and the option to create the opposite — a table of heights for volumes — but not so quickly), but the first thing TankCalc does is compute ...
TankCalc supports a wide variety of entry and display units, and the user is not obliged to be consistent about the choice of units, e.g. one may choose inputs in millimeters and outputs in gallons. Mouse and Keyboard Actions Most TankCalc input fields respond to the mouse wheel and ...
, to choose appropriate input and output units (toward the bottom of the input panel). TankCalc supports a wide variety of entry and display units, and the user is not obliged to be consistent about the choice of units, e.g. one may choose inputs in millimeters and outputs in gallons....