Fiber & Raw Material Engineering

Trash Content & Cleaning Efficiency Calculator

Cleaning efficiency alone flatters an aggressive line. Read it beside lint loss.

Trash Content Shirley analyser
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Line Data Production floor
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Cleaning Efficiency

— %

Proportion of incoming trash actually removed

Material Balance per hour

Trash Removed
— kg
Good Fibre Lost
— kg
Total Waste Extracted
— %
Clean Fibre Delivered
— kg

Waste Composition

—% trash —% lint

A line removing 75% of trash while losing under 1% lint is performing well. Pushing efficiency past 85% usually costs disproportionate good fibre.

Trash Content & Cleaning Efficiency Calculator — free, with the formula and a worked example, at Textile School.