Tank Volume Calculator

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Calculates the volume of various tank shapes, including rectangular, cylindrical, and elliptical tanks.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Tank Shape, Length (Rectangular), Width (Rectangular), Height (Rectangular), Length (Cylindrical), Radius (Cylindrical), Height (Cylindrical), Length (Elliptical), Major Axis (Elliptical), and Minor Axis (Elliptical) in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Elliptical (Horizontal) Tank Volume, Cylindrical (Vertical) Tank Volume, Cylindrical (Horizontal) Tank Volume, Rectangular Tank Volume, and Tank Volume in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Small Rectangular Tank

Tank Shape: Rectangular; Length (Rectangular): 2 meters; Width (Rectangular): 1 meters; Height (Rectangular): 1 meters; Length (Cylindrical): 8 meters; Radius (Cylindrical): 1.5 meters; Height (Cylindrical): 6 meters; Radius (Cylindrical): 1 meters; Length (Elliptical): 8 meters; Major Axis (Elliptical): 3 meters; Minor Axis (Elliptical): 2 meters

Elliptical (Horizontal) Tank Volume: 37.69908 cubic meters; Cylindrical (Vertical) Tank Volume: 18.84954 cubic meters; Cylindrical (Horizontal) Tank Volume: 56.54862 cubic meters; Rectangular Tank Volume: 2 cubic meters; Tank Volume: 2 cubic meters

Large Rectangular Tank

Tank Shape: Rectangular; Length (Rectangular): 10 meters; Width (Rectangular): 8 meters; Height (Rectangular): 3 meters; Length (Cylindrical): 8 meters; Radius (Cylindrical): 1.5 meters; Height (Cylindrical): 6 meters; Radius (Cylindrical): 1 meters; Length (Elliptical): 8 meters; Major Axis (Elliptical): 3 meters; Minor Axis (Elliptical): 2 meters

Horizontal Cylinder

Tank Shape: Cylindrical (Horizontal); Length (Rectangular): 10 meters; Width (Rectangular): 5 meters; Height (Rectangular): 2 meters; Length (Cylindrical): 5 meters; Radius (Cylindrical): 1 meters; Height (Cylindrical): 6 meters; Radius (Cylindrical): 1 meters; Length (Elliptical): 8 meters; Major Axis (Elliptical): 3 meters; Minor Axis (Elliptical): 2 meters

Elliptical (Horizontal) Tank Volume: 37.69908 cubic meters; Cylindrical (Vertical) Tank Volume: 18.84954 cubic meters; Cylindrical (Horizontal) Tank Volume: 15.70795 cubic meters; Rectangular Tank Volume: 100 cubic meters; Tank Volume: 15.70795 cubic meters

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