Curing Thermosol chamber

Curing Temperature °C

Dwell Time s

Calibration From mill trials

Reference Temperature °C

Loss Rate at Reference %/min

Doubling Interval °C

Temperature rise that doubles the sublimation rate.

Recipe Applied

Dye Applied % owf

Sublimation Loss

— %

Share of applied dye lost during the cure

Loss Balance

Temperature-Corrected Loss Rate: — %/min
Excess Over Reference: — °C
Dye Lost: — % owf
Dye Retained on Cloth: — % owf
Retention: — %

The doubling interval and reference rate are dye-specific and must come from your own thermosol trials — a low-energy disperse dye and a high-energy one behave nothing alike. Sublimed dye is an emissions issue as well as a cost: check the exhaust duty.

Pad-Thermosol Sublimation Loss Calculator — free, with the formula and a worked example, at Textile School.