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Easy Answers For Your Hard Problems
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Doubling the diameter of a pipe increases its
capacity four times.
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To find pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water, multiply the height of the
column in feet by .434.
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One gallon of water at 67 degrees F. weighs 8 1/3 pounds and contains 231 cubic inches.
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Thirty-one and one-half gallons of water equal one barrel.
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Forty-two gallons of crude oil equals one barrel.
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Fifty gallons of refined oil equals one barrel.
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To find capacity of rectangular tanks: given dimensions in inches. Multiply length by
width by the height and divide answer by 231. Result will be capacity in U.S. gallons.
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Area of circle equals square of diameter multiply by .7854.
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Circumference of circle equals diameter multiply by 3.1416.
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Diameter of circle equals circumference multiplied by .31831.
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A cubic foot of water at 67 degrees F. weights 62 1/3 pounds and contains 7.48
gallons or 1,728 cubic inches.
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Diameter in feet squared times 5.875 equals gallons per foot in depth.
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Diameter in inches squared times .0408 equals gallons per foot of depth.
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To find capacity of tanks any size: given
dimensions of a cylinder in inches, to find its capacity in U.S. gallons; square the diameter,
multiply by the length and by .0034.
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| Last Updated:
12/21/2006 |
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Murray Equipment, Inc. |
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Murray Equipment, Inc. 2515 Charleston Place Fort Wayne, Indiana
46808 |
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Toll Free: (800) 348-4753 or (260)
484-0382 Fax:(260) 484-9230 |
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