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Configuring - Cylindrical Horizontal Tank with Flat Ends

To use the wizard to do a tank volume calculation for a cylindrical horizontal tank with flat ends:

  1. Follow steps 1 through 8 under Configuring - Geometric Calculation, then continue with the steps below.

  2. In the Tank Volume From Gauge Data Reference window, select Cylindrical Horizontal with Flat Ends as the geometric calculation.

    The Cylindrical Horizontal With Flat Ends window opens.Figure 602: Cylindrical Horizontal With Flat Ends window

  3. Select the Gauge attribute and Geometric Properties using the following table as a guide.

    Cylindrical Horizontal with Flat Ends

    Input Box / ButtonDescription
    Gauge attribute (H)Select the gauge Attribute to use in the data reference.
    Geometric Properties
    Tank radius (R)Enter the radius of the tank.
    Tangent-to-tangent length (L)Enter the tangent-to-tangent length of the tank.
    Geometric UOMSelect the unit of measure to use in the data reference.
    Maximum capacity attributeSelect the Maximum Attribute to use in the data reference.
  4. When finished with the configuration, click Finish to save the configuration.