Industrial Gases & Cryogenic Systems worked example

Bulk Tank Delivery Cost at 110% charged delivery scope: a worked example

What does the result look like when charged delivery scope reaches 110%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when comparing liquid nitrogen, oxygen, argon, CO2, LNG, or microbulk delivery economics for a customer tank or plant tank.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Delivered cryogenic liquid volume: 4,500 gal (unchanged)
  • Delivered product and freight cost: 1.25 $ / gal (unchanged)
  • Charged delivery scope: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed stop and service charge: 350 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable bulk tank delivery cost = delivered cryogenic liquid volume × delivered product and freight cost × charged delivery scope) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 6,538 $ for total bulk tank delivery cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1.45 $ / gal for delivered product and freight cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 6,188 $ for variable bulk tank delivery cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 350 $ for fixed stop and service charge.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where charged delivery scope sits at 100% and the headline result is 5,975 $, this scenario comes in 9.41% above the baseline at 6,538 $.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when charged delivery scope is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It does not account for tank rental, monthly facility fees, demand charges, fuel surcharge escalators, or product lost to transfer and boil-off after the meter reading.

Results at a glance

  • Total bulk tank delivery cost: 6,538 $ (headline result)
  • Delivered product and freight cost: 1.45 $ / gal
  • Variable bulk tank delivery cost: 6,188 $
  • Fixed stop and service charge: 350 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Bulk Tank Delivery Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.