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POL Calculator

Petroleum, oils, and lubricants from vehicle fleet.

Inputs

Results

Daily fuel (gal)

1,760

Total fuel (gal)12,320
5K tanker loads3
Weight (lb)82,544
Short tons41.27
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter the number of wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs, LMTVs, etc.) and tracked vehicles (M1, M2, etc.) in the unit.
  2. Set the number of generators and planned days of supply.
  3. Enter vehicle operating hours per day to calculate daily consumption.
  4. Review Daily fuel (gal) and Total fuel (gal) as primary POL planning figures.
  5. Use 5K tanker loads and Short tons for distribution planning and resupply scheduling.

How the result changes with Vehicle hours/day

Vehicle hours/dayDaily fuel (gal)
61,380
112,330
173,470
224,420

What each input means

Wheeled vehicles
Number of wheeled vehicles (HMMWV, LMTV, etc.).
Tracked vehicles
Number of tracked vehicles (M1, M2, etc.).
Generators
Number of generators.
Days of supply
Planning period in days.
Vehicle hours/day
Average vehicle operating hours per day.

What each result means

Daily fuel (gal)
Total daily fuel requirement.
Total fuel (gal)
Total fuel for the planning period.
5K tanker loads
Number of 5,000 gallon tanker loads.
Weight (lb)
Total fuel weight in pounds.
Short tons
Total fuel weight in short tons.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Wheeled vehicles = 30, Tracked vehicles = 10, Generators = 5, Days of supply = 7 = 5 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Daily fuel
    Daily fuel = wheeledGalPerDay + trackedGalPerDay + genGalPerDay
    1760 = 1760
  3. Calculate Total fuel
    Total fuel = totalDailyGal * daysOfSupply
    12320 = 12320
  4. Calculate 5K tanker loads
    5K tanker loads = ceil(totalForPeriod / 5000)
    3 = 3

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