{
    "name": "Textile Dyeing Water Consumption Calculator",
    "url": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/textile-dyeing-water-consumption-calculator",
    "markdown": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/textile-dyeing-water-consumption-calculator.md",
    "category": "Textile & apparel",
    "description": "Estimate water use per dyeing batch from the fabric weight, the dye-bath liquor ratio and the number of rinse and wash baths, plus daily volume and cost.",
    "summary": "Each bath uses fabric weight × liquor ratio litres of water. Add the dye bath to every pre-treatment, rinse, soaping and finishing bath to get water per batch and per kilogram.",
    "also_called": [
        "Dye house water calculator"
    ],
    "applies_to": "Worldwide",
    "last_updated": "2026-10-29",
    "computation": "Results are computed in the visitor’s browser on the HTML page. This API describes the calculator; it does not compute results.",
    "inputs": [
        {
            "name": "batch_kg",
            "label": "Fabric per batch",
            "type": "number",
            "default": "500",
            "unit": "kg"
        },
        {
            "name": "dye_lr",
            "label": "Dye-bath liquor ratio (1 : L)",
            "type": "number",
            "default": "8",
            "unit": "L/kg"
        },
        {
            "name": "other_baths",
            "label": "Other baths per batch",
            "type": "number",
            "default": "6"
        },
        {
            "name": "other_lr",
            "label": "Liquor ratio of other baths (1 : L)",
            "type": "number",
            "default": "10",
            "unit": "L/kg"
        },
        {
            "name": "batches",
            "label": "Batches per day",
            "type": "number",
            "default": "4"
        },
        {
            "name": "water_cost",
            "label": "Water cost per m³",
            "type": "number",
            "default": "0.5",
            "optional": true
        },
        {
            "name": "currency",
            "label": "Currency",
            "type": "currency",
            "default": "USD"
        }
    ],
    "outputs": [
        {
            "key": "water_per_batch",
            "label": "Water per batch",
            "format": "number"
        },
        {
            "key": "litres_per_kg",
            "label": "Water per kg of fabric",
            "format": "number"
        },
        {
            "key": "dye_bath_l",
            "label": "Dye bath",
            "format": "number"
        },
        {
            "key": "other_baths_l",
            "label": "Other baths",
            "format": "number"
        },
        {
            "key": "total_m3",
            "label": "Water per day",
            "format": "number"
        },
        {
            "key": "water_cost_total",
            "label": "Water cost per day",
            "format": "currency"
        }
    ],
    "formula": {
        "text": "Water per batch = Fabric kg × (Dye LR + Other baths × Other LR);  Per day (m³) = Water per batch × Batches ÷ 1,000",
        "variables": {
            "LR": "liquor ratio: litres of water per kg of fabric",
            "Other baths": "every bath apart from the dye bath"
        }
    },
    "worked_example": {
        "inputs": {
            "batch_kg": "500",
            "dye_lr": "8",
            "other_baths": "6",
            "other_lr": "10",
            "batches": "4",
            "water_cost": "0.5",
            "currency": "USD"
        },
        "steps": [
            "Dye bath = 500 × 8 = 4,000 L.",
            "Other baths = 500 × 6 × 10 = 30,000 L.",
            "Per batch = 34,000 L, or 68 L per kg.",
            "Four batches = 136 m³, costing 136 × 0.50 = 68 a day."
        ],
        "result": "A 500 kg batch with a 1:8 dye bath and six 1:10 baths uses 34,000 litres, 68 litres per kilogram."
    },
    "interpretation": "Rinse and wash baths usually use more water than the dye bath itself, so lower-liquor-ratio machines and fewer or counter-current rinses save the most water.",
    "assumptions": [
        "Each bath is filled once to the stated liquor ratio.",
        "The liquor ratio is based on dry fabric weight."
    ],
    "limitations": [
        "Overflow rinsing, machine cleaning, steam and cooling water are not included."
    ],
    "rules": null,
    "faqs": [
        {
            "question": "What does a liquor ratio of 1:8 mean?",
            "answer": "8 litres of water for every 1 kg of dry fabric in the bath."
        },
        {
            "question": "Why do overflow rinses use more water?",
            "answer": "Water runs continuously through the machine, so the volume depends on flow rate and time rather than the bath ratio."
        }
    ],
    "sources": [],
    "related": [
        {
            "name": "Textile Colour Yield Calculator",
            "url": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/textile-color-yield-calculator"
        },
        {
            "name": "Fabric Lot Quantity Calculator",
            "url": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/fabric-lot-quantity-calculator"
        },
        {
            "name": "Percentage Calculator",
            "url": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/percentage-calculator"
        },
        {
            "name": "Dye Bath Liquor Ratio Calculator",
            "url": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/dye-bath-liquor-ratio-calculator"
        }
    ],
    "disclaimer": null,
    "publisher": "GM¹X CalcVerse"
}