EX
CALC
Extruder Efficiency Calculator
v1.2
Plant Information
OPTIONAL
▼
Company Name
Plant Location
Extruder Number
STEP 1 OF 5 — PRODUCT TYPE
01
Product Type
EDIT
Select Product Type
BRICK
PELLET
LAB
Material Type
OPTIONAL
Loose Bulk Density
OPTIONAL
g/cc
kg/m³
lb/ft³
lb/yd³
Penetrometer
OPTIONAL
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02
Machine Setup
EDIT
Extruder Model
— Select Machine —
3EX
HD-10
25BEX
45ATX
75ADEX
90ADEX
120AEX
Auger Type
HCV — Constant Displacement
HTR — Increasing Pressure
DVR
— in³/rpm
Auger RPM
Pellet Size
OPTIONAL
mm
in
Die #
OPTIONAL
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03
Calculation Method
EDIT
Select Input Method
— Select Method —
Die Definition
Material Feed
Pellet Conveyor Scale
Manual Collection
Die Width (A)
mm
in
Die Height (B)
mm
in
Corner Radius (C)
— optional
mm
in
% Void
Throughput Input Method
COLUMN SPEED
CUTS / MIN
Column Speed
m/min
ft/min
mm/min
Cut / Slug Length
mm
in
Cut Rate
/ min
/ hr
Dry Material Feed Rate
MTPH
TPH
kg/hr
lb/hr
Water Addition Rate
L/min
L/hr
gal/min
MTPH
TPH
ADD RECYCLED TRIMMINGS
Recycled Material Rate
MTPH
TPH
kg/hr
lb/hr
Pellet Conveyor Scale Reading
MTPH
TPH
lb/hr
Mass Collected
g
lbs
kg
Collection Time
sec
min
hr
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04
Material Density
EDIT
CALCULATE FROM PRODUCT
MANUAL ENTRY
Product Mass (per piece)
kg
g
lb
Piece Dimensions (L × H × W)
mm
in
Length × Height × Cut width
% Void
Material Density
g/cc
kg/m³
lb/ft³
lb/yd³
* Use green weight values
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05
Review & Calculate
▶ CALCULATE EFFICIENCY
OUT
Efficiency Results
VOLUMETRIC EFFICIENCY
—
0
20%
40%
70%+
Theoretical Throughput
—
in³/min
—
cc/min
Actual Throughput
—
in³/min
—
cc/min
Mass Throughput
—
US tons/hr
—
MTPH
Column Speed
—
in/min
—
m/min
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