Wet Processing

Continuous Dyeing Range Dosing Pump Rate Calculator

On a continuous range the pump must track the line. A fixed dose plus a speed change is a shade change.

Line Running conditions
m/min
m
g/m²
Application Padder and bath
%
g/L

Liquor Demand

— L/h

Volume the padder removes from the trough

Line & Pump

Fabric Throughput
— kg/h
Area Throughput
— m2/h
Chemical Consumption
— kg/h
Dosing Pump Setting
— mL/min

Trough volume should be as small as the machine allows. A large trough means the first metres after a stop carry a different concentration than the rest.

Continuous Dyeing Range Dosing Pump Rate Calculator — free, with the formula and a worked example, at Textile School.