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Batch Output and Cycle Calculator
Enter the four inputs below and the calculator returns batch output, cycles per day and daily output. Every figure it returns is arithmetic you can repeat on paper, so you can take the result into a supplier meeting and defend it.
FDG range: 5, 10, 20 or 30 m².
The FDG range is rated at 10 kg/m². Higher densities raise batch size and lengthen the cycle at the same time.
Set by recipe solids content, bed depth, shelf temperature, chamber pressure and how the endpoint is defined.
Often forgotten. It comes straight off your daily output.
200kg wet product per batch
1.09cycles per 24 hours
218kg wet product per day
44kg finished product per day at 20 % yield
How the numbers are worked out
| Step | Formula |
|---|---|
| Batch output | shelf area × loading density |
| Cycles per day | 24 ÷ (cycle time + load and unload time) |
| Daily wet input | batch output × cycles per day |
| Finished product | daily wet input × solids yield |
The yield figure above assumes a 20 % solids recipe, which is a placeholder for your own number. Change it in your own arithmetic once you know the solids content of your recipe at discharge from pre-cooking.
What this calculator deliberately does not do
- It does not predict your cycle time. Cycle time comes from solids content, bed depth, tray geometry, shelf temperature, chamber pressure and the endpoint definition.
- It does not convert between capacity bases. Use the capacity basis converter for that.
- It does not give a price. Configuration and price come back in a written quotation.
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