Water-Jet Weaving

Water-Jet Loom Pump Pressure & Weft Insertion Calculator

Pressure buys velocity as a square root, so doubling the speed of insertion costs four times the pressure. Wide water-jet looms are expensive for exactly that reason.

Jet Nozzle
bar
mm
ms
Shed & Loom Insertion
m

Falls with shed width as the jet breaks up; fit it.

rpm

Jet Velocity

— m/s

At the nozzle exit for the working pump pressure

Insertion & Water

Weft Velocity
— m/s
Time to Cross the Shed
— ms
Water per Pick
— mL
Water Consumption
— L/h
Speed Limit from Insertion
— rpm

The coupling ratio is the whole uncertainty here — it depends on yarn type, shed geometry and how far down the shed you measure, and it is not constant across the width. Water-jet weaving suits hydrophobic filament yarns; the water leaving the loom carries size and finish and belongs in the effluent balance.

Water-Jet Loom Pump Pressure & Weft Insertion Calculator — free, with the formula and a worked example, at Textile School.