tank capacity

How much fits

Tank capacity is the volume a tank can hold when full.

The term appears in contexts ranging from vehicle fuel systems to industrial storage: The truck's tank capacity is thirty gallons, We need to calculate the tank capacity before ordering.

Tank capacity determines range for vehicles and storage limits for liquids or gases.

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potential vs. actual

tank capacitywater level

Height of liquid surface

fullness vs. emptiness

tank capacityvoid

Without legal effect

empty space · empty tank · depletion · headroom · ullage

fixed vs. variable

tank capacityflow rate

Volume through per time

throughput

Family

capacity, tank

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