How to find coal unit?

[ChugLifeBoy]

Hey, everyone! I'm trying to figure out how to convert coal units so I can make the load for coal tenders more accurate. How would I go about doing this? I'd really appreciate any help I can get!

 

[pware]

I'm trying to figure out how to convert coal units

What exactly do you mean by "convert coal units"? Do you mean between pounds and kilograms? If so then the calculator app build into Windows (if you are using that platform) has an imperial-metric unit conversion option for weights.

 

[ChugLifeBoy]

What exactly do you mean by "convert coal units"? Do you mean between pounds and kilograms? If so then the calculator app build into Windows (if you are using that platform) has an imperial-metric unit conversion option for weights.

I want to be able to measure the total mass of a steam locomotive's coal capacity and turn it into liters.

 

[grazlash]

Two different things there. Mass is the amount of matter in the object eg. weight in kg, and volume is the amount of space the mass takes up eg cubic metres or litres. Coal can weigh in at different amounts depending on the type of coal eg. anthracite or lignite and its density whereas the physical volume of the tender remains the same.
mass v volume graph

 

[p-dehnert]

The standard coal of Trainz has a density of 0.86 kg per liter. To calculate the size of the queue (in liters), convert the mass of the load to kg and divide it by 0.86.

Peter

 

[2995Valliant]

I'm curious here: As far as I was aware the value for the coal in the tender should be in kg, ditto that in the fire box.

 

[p-dehnert]

The size of a coal queue is measured in liters, like any other queue for liquid or bulk products. The entries for the coal mass, in the steam container of an enginespec, are measured in kg.

Peter