This section is from the book "The Tinman's Manual And Builder's And Mechanic's Handbook", by Isaac Ridler Butt. Also available from Amazon: The Tinman's Manual And Builder's And Mechanic's Handbook.
Having ascertained the variety of the Cask, and its interior dimensions, the following Table will facilitate the calculation of its capacity.
Table of the Capacities of Casks, whose Bung Diameters and Lengths are 1 or Unity.
II | 1st Var. | 2d Var. | 3d Var. | 4th Var. |
.50 | .0021244 | .0020300 | .0017704 | .0016523 |
.51 | .0021340 | .0020433 | .0047847 | .0016713 |
.52 | .0021437 | .0020567 | .0017993 | .0016905 |
.53 | .0021536 | .0020702 | .0018141 | .0017098 |
.54 | .0021637 | .0020838 | .001-203 | .0017294 |
.5.5 | .0021710 | .0020975 | .0018447 | .0017491 |
.56 | 0021,-15 | .0021111 | .001-001 | .0017690 |
.57 | .0021951 | .0021253 | .0018764 | .0017891 |
.58 | .0022060 | .0021301 | .0018927 | .001-091 |
.59 | .0022170 | .0021530 | .0019093 | .001-200 |
.60 | 00222-3 | .0021679 | .0019261 | .0018506 |
.61 | 0022397 | 0021-23 | 0010133 | .0018715 |
.62 | 0022513 | .0021968 | 0019007 | .0018925 |
.63 | 0022631 | 0022114 | 0019784 | .0019138 |
.01 | 0022751 | 0022262 | 0019964 | .0019352 |
.65 | 0022873 | 0022410 | 0020147 | .0019568 |
.66 | 0022007 | 0022500 | 0020332 | .00107-0 |
.67 | 0023122 | 0022711 | 0020521 | .0020006 |
.68 | 0023250 | 0022S63 | 0020712 | .0020228 |
.69 | 0023379 | 0023016 | 0020906 | .0020452 |
.70 | 0023510 | 0023170 | 0021103 | 0020678 |
.71 | 002364 | 0023326 | 0021302 | .0020905 |
.72 | 0023778 | 0023482 | 0021505 | .0021135 |
.7:) | 0023915 | 0023640 | 0021710 | .0021366 |
.71 | 0021054 | 0023799 | 0021918 | .0024599 |
.75 | 0024195 | 0023959 | 0022129 | .0021834 |
II. | 1st Var. | 2d Var. | 3d Var. | 4th Var. |
.76 | .0024337 | .0024120 | .0022343 | .0022071 |
.77 | .0024482 | 0024282 | .0022500 | .0002310 |
.78 | .0024628 | .0024445 | .00227-0 | .0022551 |
.79 | 0024777 | .0024610 | .0023002 | .0022794 |
.80 | .0021027 | .0024776 | .0023227 | .0023038 |
.81 | 0025070 | .0024942 | 0023455 | |
.82 | .0025233 | .0025110 | .0023686 | .0023533 |
.83 | .0025388 | .0025270 | .0023020 | .0023783 |
.84 | 00255 10 | .0025449 | .0024156 | .0024035 |
.S3 | 0025700 | .0025021 | .0024396 | .0024289 |
.86 | 0025-07 | .0025703 | .0024638 | .0021515 |
.87 | 0026030 | .0025007 | .0024683 | |
.88 | 0026196 | .0020141 | .0025131 | .0025063 |
.89 | 0026363 | .0026317 | .0025381 | .0025324 |
.90 | 0026532 | .0026494 | .0025635 | .0025588 |
.91 | 0020703 | .0026672 | 0025891 | .0025-33 |
.92 | 0026875 | .0026851 | 0026150 | .0025120 |
.93 | .0027050 | .0027032 | 0026412 | 0026389 |
.94 | 0027227 | .0027213 | 0020077 | 0026660 |
.95 | 0027405 | .0027300 | 0026945 | 0020033 |
.96 | 00275-5 | .0027570 | 0027215 | 0027208 |
.07 . | 0027768 | .0027761 | 0027 1-0 | 0027484 |
.98. | 0027032 | .0027050 | 0027705 | 0027703 |
.99 . | 0028138 | .0028137 | 0028044 | 0028043 |
1.00. | 0028326 | 0028326 | 0028326 | 0028326 |
Divide the head by the hung diameter, and opposite te quotient in the column II, and under its proper variety, is the tabular number for unity. Multiply the tabular number by the square of the bung diameter of the given cask, and by its length, the product equals its capacity in Imperial gallons.
Required the number of Gallons in a Cask, (1st variety,) 21 inches head diameter, 32 bung diameter, and -10 inches in length?
. 32) 24.0 (.75 see Table for tabular No.
.0024195 tabular No. for unity. 32X32 is 1024 square of bung diam.
96780 48390 24195
2.4775680
40 Inches long. 99.1027200 Imperial Gallons.
1.2 1982054400 991027200
----------118.92826400 United States Gallons
Note. - Multiplying Imperial gallons by one &. two-tenths (1.2) will convert them into U.S. gallons; and U. 8. gallons multiplied by .833 equal Imperial gallons.
 
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