Expert: Ahmed Salami - 12/2/2008

Question
I recently purchased an expensive freezer unit for my business (Physicians vaccines)the vendor tells me that the volume of the unit holds 35 liters. It does not look possible. The measurements are 15x15x11 in inches. Can you convert it to volume of liters please

Answer
Hi Greg,
1 inch = 0.0254m
The volume of the freezer is 15x15x11 cubic inches
= 15(0.0254) x 15(0.0254) x 11(0.0254) cubic meters
= 0.0406 cubic meters
But 1 cubic meter = 1000 liters
And so the volume of the freezer is
0.0406 x 1000
= 40.6 liters
It is therefore possible, according to the dimensions, for the freezer to hold 35 liters. Note that some of the calculated volume is taken up by space of production materials of the freezer.

Regards