Bottling, Canning & Filling Lines worked example

Carbonation Loss at 2.16% maximum allowable loss target: a worked example

Suppose maximum allowable loss target falls to 2.16%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate the percentage of carbonation lost between the brite tank, filler, and sealed bottle or can.

The inputs for this scenario

  • CO2 volumes lost from tank to package: 0.08 vol (held at the documented default)
  • Starting carbonation in bright tank: 2.65 vol (held at the documented default)
  • Maximum allowable loss target: 2.16 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 3)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Carbonation loss = co2 volumes lost from tank to package ÷ starting carbonation before filling × 100.
  • Carbonation loss works out to 3.02 % CO2 loss at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Carbonation loss gap to target works out to -0.86 points at these inputs.
  • CO2 volumes lost from tank to package works out to 0.08 count at these inputs.
  • Starting carbonation before filling works out to 2.65 count at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where maximum allowable loss target sits at 3% and the headline result is 3.02 % CO2 loss, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 3.02 % CO2 loss.
  • It computes the percentage of starting CO2 volumes lost from bright tank to finished package and the gap between that loss and your target threshold. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Carbonation loss: 3.02 % CO2 loss (headline result)
  • Carbonation loss gap to target: -0.86 points
  • CO2 volumes lost from tank to package: 0.08 count
  • Starting carbonation before filling: 2.65 count

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Carbonation Loss calculator, set maximum allowable loss target to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.