How can i detenmine the size of generator fuel storage tank.?

[Mateen-ud-din]

hi all,
i want to know that how can i determine the size generator fuel storage tank.
let suppose i have 3 generator and which capacity have 635kVA, 1250kVA and 700kVA...
and this generator will be operate 85%...
so its sum of kVA is 2585kVA and its 85% is 2197kVA and in kW is 1758kW.
Now i calculate my demand load is 1758...
so now i want to know that what's is size of my common fuel storage tank...?
as well as know that how many fuel will be consume at 5days...?

 

[Mateen-ud-din]

means i want to know that how many us gallon and liter consume in working 5days...?

 

[russ_watters]

The generator spec sheets will tell you the fuel consumption rate.

 

[davenn]

The manufacturer should be able to tell you the fuel consumption for a given output power level.
Have you consulted the manufacturer ? have you done any google searching for the data for the generator(s) ?

You have all the make and model info I would have to assume, you haven't told us any of that info

Dave

 

[Mateen-ud-din]

here i know that 1758kW is my demand load so
if may i convert 1758kW to btu/hour
and then required btu/hour convert to us gallon
so is it right way...
and if i find out us gallon / hour then i easily calculate for 5 days...
and then i easily look table of fuel storage tank in order to get dimension of tank
so is it right way or not..?

 

[davenn]

what Russ and I are trying to impress upon you ( well mainly me ;) hopefully Russ will agree with my assessment ) is that it depends on the fuel efficiency of the engine driving the generator... only the spec sheet will tell you that

eg. you may have one engine that burns 2 gallons an hour to produce 10kW from a generator where another engine may burn 5 gallons an hour to produce the same output

cheers
Dave

 

[Mateen-ud-din]

ok i see spec sheet
ok...thanks for suggestion