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Compressor Test Yield Calculator at 99% target compressor test yield: a worked example

What does the result look like when target compressor test yield reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. a compressor test or quality engineer needs to track first-pass compressor test performance

The inputs for this scenario

  • Compressors passed test: 2,860 compressors (unchanged)
  • Total compressors tested: 3,000 compressors (unchanged)
  • Target compressor test yield: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 97)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Compressor test yield = compressors passed test ÷ total compressors tested × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 95.33 % for compressor test yield, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.67 points for compressor yield gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,860 compressors for compressors passed test.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3,000 compressors for total compressors tested.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target compressor test yield sits at 97% and the headline result is 95.33 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 95.33 %.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when target compressor test yield is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. As a single pass/fail ratio it tells you the rate but not the failure mode, so a stable yield can still hide a shifting mix of leak, performance, and electrical rejects.

Results at a glance

  • Compressor test yield: 95.33 % (headline result)
  • Compressor yield gap to target: 3.67 points
  • Compressors passed test: 2,860 compressors
  • Total compressors tested: 3,000 compressors

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Compressor Test Yield Calculator calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.