Wet Processing

Liquor Ratio (MLR) & Water Consumption Calculator

The dye bath is rarely the problem. Rinses are where the water bill is made.

Batch Machine load
kg
:1
Process Fills and cost
no.
/m3

Dye Bath Volume

— L

Batch weight multiplied by the liquor ratio

Water Account

Total Water per Batch
— m3
Water per kg of Fabric
— L/kg
Water Cost per Batch
—
Water Cost per kg
—

Dropping from 1:10 to 1:6 cuts water, salt, steam and effluent together. It is the single highest-leverage change in an exhaust dyehouse.

Liquor Ratio (MLR) & Water Consumption Calculator — free, with the formula and a worked example, at Textile School.