Simple program calculates partial liquid volumes in vessels

Journal Article · Mon Apr 13 04:00:00 EDT 1992 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:5595959

Koch, P

This paper reports on a simple calculator program which solves problems of partial liquid volumes for a variety of storage and process vessels, including inclined cylindrical vessels and those with conical heads. Engineers in the oil refining and chemical industries are often confronted with the problem of estimating partial liquid volumes in storage tanks or process vessels. Cistern, the calculator program presented here, allows fast and accurate resolution of problems for a wide range of vessels without user intervention, other than inputting the problem data. Running the program requires no mathematical skills. Cistern is written for Hewlett-Packard HP 41CV or HP 41CX programmable calculators (or HP 41C with extended memory modules).

• OSTI ID: 5595959
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 90:15; ISSN OIGJA; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020400* -- Petroleum-- Processing
022000 -- Petroleum-- Transport
Handling
& Storage
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990200 -- Mathematics & Computers
CALCULATION METHODS
CALCULATORS
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
CONTAINERS
FLUIDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INDUSTRY
LIQUIDS
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
PROCESSING
REFINING
STORAGE
VOLUME