Barrels hold many different kinds of products for shipping.
Converting the number of gallons in a barrel to liters is an easy task, but it depends on the kind of barrel involved. Liquid and dry measurements for barrels differ, as do the size of barrels. Originally, a barrel of oil contained 42 gallons, but now oil barrels hold 55 gallons. A beer barrel holds 31 gallons, also called a full keg of beer. A barrel of wine holds 59 gallons. Converting the barrels used per day involves simple math to reach the liters used per day.
Instructions
1. Determine the size of the barrel. Sometimes the label on the barrel states its total contents. If it has no label, you can add water a gallon at a time to find its total content.
2. Multiply the number of gallons in the barrel by the total amount used in a 24-hour period. If the numbers vary, try using an average over a month or a year for seasonal products like heating fuel.
3. Use the total gallons to find the number of liters. A gallon holds 3.785 liters. If someone uses 15 barrels of a liquid a day stored in 55 gallon barrels, the total gallons used would be 825, amounting to 3,123 liters a day.
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