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Dam Storage Volume

Storage sized right the first time.

Tank and dam volumes, drawdown, turnover and freeboard so storage is sized for the demand. Built for designers and farm managers.

A worked example

Earthen dam

3:1 batters · rectangular

These figures come from the Tenselo engine. Every result Tenselo produces shows the inputs it used and the method behind it, so the work can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Inputs
Shape Rectangular
Water surface 60 × 40 m
Water depth 5.0 m
Batter slope 3 : 1
Results
6.0 ML
Storage volume
2,400 m²
Water surface
5.0 m
Water depth
3 : 1
Batter slope
6.67 m
Max depth
0.24 ha
Surface area

Why it matters on the job

Volume from real geometry

Batters, floor and depth resolved to an actual stored volume — not a rectangle guess.

Drawdown you can plan

Turnover and drawdown so the storage carries the demand between fills.

Freeboard & overflow safe

Freeboard and spillway sized so it holds the inflow without overtopping.

What is in this category

11 Tanks, Dams & Storage calculators

Every calculator in this category, by its reference code. Running them needs a Tenselo subscription — subscriptions open soon.

  • TNK-001 Cathodic Protection Anode Sizing

    Sacrificial-anode current demand, total mass and number for a steel structure (AS 2832 / DNV / NACE)

  • TNK-002 Dam / Open-Water Evaporation Loss

    Evaporation volume from a dam or open tank using pan evaporation

  • TNK-003 Dam Spillway Capacity

    Overflow weir capacity / crest length to pass the design flood (Q = C.L.H^1.5)

  • TNK-004 Dam Storage Volume

    Farm dam capacity from dimensions, batter slope & depth -> m3 / ML

  • TNK-005 Spill Bund / Containment Volume

    Bund capacity & floor area for liquid storage (AS 1940 / EPA): 120% largest, 133% flammable, or 25% aggregate

  • TNK-006 Storage Tank Vent Sizing (API 2000)

    Normal in/out-breathing vent flow from pump-in/out displacement + thermal, and the vent free area

  • TNK-007 Surge / Air-Vessel Sizing (screening)

    Preliminary air-vessel volume to absorb pump-trip surge on a rising main (energy method - confirm with a transient analysis)

  • TNK-008 Tank Agitator / Mixer Power

    Impeller power draw, Reynolds number, tip speed and tank turnovers

  • TNK-009 Tank Foundation Bearing

    Full-tank ground pressure vs allowable soil bearing (circular flat-bottom tank)

  • TNK-010 Tank Overflow Sizing

    Overflow pipe (or weir) to pass the maximum inflow without flooding the tank

  • TNK-011 Tank Shell Wall Thickness

    Hoop-stress shell thickness for a vertical storage tank (API 650 1-foot method / AS 1692)

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