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What is the actual filling capacity of an oil drum in US gallons 59.4 42 or 55?
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Oil is measured in barrels (drums), equating to 42 US gallons.
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Why do they put 42 gallons of crued oil in a 55 gallon drum and not 55 gallons?
-- You can put as much or as little as you want to into a 55-gallon drum, as long as you don't exceed 55 gallons. -- A "barrel of oil" is not a 55-gallon drum. It's 35 imperial gallons, which is approximately 42.5 US gallons. (So the price of oil by the barrel is even higher than it sounds.)
How many ounces in a 55 gallon drum?
1 drum = 55 us gallons 1 us gallon = 128 ounces 128 ounces x 55 us gallons = 7040 ounces 7040 ounces = 1 drum thus, there are 7040 ounces in a 55 gallon drum ;)
How many liters in a 55 gallon drum?
55 Imperial gallons = 250 L55 US gallons = 208.2 L
How many gallons per inch in a 150 gallon drum?
A 150-gallon drum contains 0.0036 gallon per cubic inch.
How many litres in a 55 gallon drum?
55 US liquid gallons equates to 208.197 liters.
Capacity of a fifty five gallon drum?
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How many gallons in a 55 gallon drum?
The drum has a capacity of 55 gallons. We have no way of knowing how many gallons are actually in it at any particular time. For all we know, it may be empty, and you may be just trying to trick us.
How many liters contain the drum?
The standard industrial oil (or barrel) drum has a capacity of 200-liters. In United States gallons (gal) one barrel holds 55-gal.
What is the difference between drum and barrel?
barrel is 42 gallons and a drum is 55 gallons
How many gallons make up a drum?
A drum is usually 50 gallons
If you have two drums one is three gallons and the other is five if you have an unlimited supply of water but need to get exactly four gallons how could you do it?
Fill the 5-gallon drum. Pour the contents into the 3-gallon drum, filling it. Now you have 2 gallons left in the big one.Empty the 3-gallon drum. Pour the 2 gallons into it. At this point there is room for one more gallon.Now refill the 5-gallon drum and pour off as much as it takes to fill up the small one. That means you are removing one gallon.Now you have exactly 4 gallons in the 5-gallon drum.or Fill the 3 gallon drum. Pour the contents into the 5 gallon drum. Refill the the 3 gallon drum and pour the contents into the 5 gallon drum until it is full. Empty the 5 gallon drum. You have 1 gallon left in the 3 gallon drum. Pour the remaining 1 gallon into the 5 gallon drum. Re-fill the 3-gallon drum and pour that into the 5 gallon drum giving you 4 gallons. or Tip the 5 gallon drum and fill it until water is level to both the bottom and spilling out the top; next do the same with the 3 gallon drum; then pour the half full 3 gallon drum into the half full 5 gallon drum, rusulting in 2.5 plus 1.5 equals 4 gallons! orWatch Die Hard 3 for the answer.
How many gallons to an in in a 55 gallon drum?
A 55-gallon drum equates to about 7.35 cubic feet of volume.
10-gallon drum with 8-gallon's of oil in it you want to share it with your friend but you only have a 5-gallon drum and a 3-gallon drum how do you share it exactly?
You pour four gallons into the five gallon drum, and take the ten gallon drum with the other four gallons of oil in that.
What is the volume of a 55-gallon drum?
55 gallons
What is the volume of a 33 gallon drum?
33 gallons
Why do they put 42 gallons of crued oil in a 55 gallon drum and not 55 gallons?
-- You can put as much or as little as you want to into a 55-gallon drum, as long as you don't exceed 55 gallons. -- A "barrel of oil" is not a 55-gallon drum. It's 35 imperial gallons, which is approximately 42.5 US gallons. (So the price of oil by the barrel is even higher than it sounds.)
How many gallons in a surge drum 24x 5'?
If that is 24 inches it would be 117.5 gallons
