Textile Dyeing Water Consumption Calculator

How to use this calculator

1. Enter or choose fabric per batch.
2. Enter or choose dye-bath liquor ratio (1 : L).
3. Enter or choose other baths per batch.
4. Enter or choose liquor ratio of other baths (1 : L).
5. Enter or choose batches per day.
6. The water per batch updates as you type. Use Copy result or Share to keep it.

Method

Water per batch = Fabric kg × (Dye LR + Other baths × Other LR); Per day (m³) = Water per batch × Batches ÷ 1,000

LR

liquor ratio: litres of water per kg of fabric

Other baths

every bath apart from the dye bath

Worked example

1. Dye bath = 500 × 8 = 4,000 L.
2. Other baths = 500 × 6 × 10 = 30,000 L.
3. Per batch = 34,000 L, or 68 L per kg.
4. Four batches = 136 m³, costing 136 × 0.50 = 68 a day.

A 500 kg batch with a 1:8 dye bath and six 1:10 baths uses 34,000 litres, 68 litres per kilogram.

What the result means

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 and limits

• Each bath is filled once to the stated liquor ratio.
• The liquor ratio is based on dry fabric weight.
• Overflow rinsing, machine cleaning, steam and cooling water are not included.