Industrial Enzymes & Bio-Ingredients worked example

Filtration Capacity at 94% expected filtration uptime: a worked example

This scenario runs the filtration capacity calculation on the strong side: 94% expected filtration uptime, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when checking whether clarification, microfiltration, ultrafiltration, or depth filtration can support the batch schedule.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Filtrate output per cycle: 850 L / cycle (unchanged)
  • Available filtration cycles: 14 cycles (unchanged)
  • Expected filtration uptime: 94 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 82)
  • Filtration recovery yield: 94 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross filtration capacity = filtrate output per cycle × available filtration cycles) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10,515 units for validated filtration capacity, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11,900 units for gross filtration capacity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 714 units for filtration availability loss.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 671 units for filtration recovery loss.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where expected filtration uptime sits at 82% and the headline result is 9,173 units, this scenario comes in 14.63% above the baseline at 10,515 units.
  • Use it when sizing a membrane skid, planning campaign volumes, or checking whether existing filtration can meet a production target. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Validated filtration capacity: 10,515 units (headline result)
  • Gross filtration capacity: 11,900 units
  • Filtration availability loss: 714 units
  • Filtration recovery loss: 671 units

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Filtration Capacity calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.