Industrial Filtration, Separation & Dust Collection worked example

Mist Collector Load at 99% mist collector station uptime: a worked example

This scenario runs the mist collector load calculation on the strong side: 99% mist collector station uptime, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when planning mist collector test capacity, oil mist loading checks, prefilter changes, or machine enclosure ventilation support.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Mist load batches verified per cycle: 2 checks / cycle (unchanged)
  • Scheduled mist collector cycles: 35 cycles (unchanged)
  • Mist collector station uptime: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 88)
  • First-pass mist capture yield: 93 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross mist collector load capacity = mist load checks per cycle × available mist collector cycles) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 64.45 loads for accepted mist collector load capacity, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 70 loads for gross mist collector load capacity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.7 loads for mist collector station downtime loss.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4.85 loads for first-pass mist load yield loss.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where mist collector station uptime sits at 88% and the headline result is 57.29 loads, this scenario comes in 12.5% above the baseline at 64.45 loads.
  • Use it when validating whether one mist collector covers a machining cell, or sizing collection before adding spindles or coolant pressure. 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

  • Accepted mist collector load capacity: 64.45 loads (headline result)
  • Gross mist collector load capacity: 70 loads
  • Mist collector station downtime loss: 0.7 loads
  • First-pass mist load yield loss: 4.85 loads

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.