Industrial Minerals & Powder Processing worked example

Moisture Content Adjustment at 5.75% moisture content: a worked example

What does the result look like when moisture content reaches 5.75%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when a quality manager, production supervisor, or logistics coordinator needs to convert as-received wet tons to dry tons for invoicing, inventory, shipping weight, or specification compliance.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Wet tonnage (as-received): 200 tons (unchanged)
  • Moisture content: 5.75 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 5)
  • Moisture testing and handling cost: 0.5 $ / ton (unchanged)
  • Fixed lab or QC cost per period: 75 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Dry tonnage = wet tonnage x (1 - moisture content / 100)) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 189 tons (dry) for dry tonnage, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11.5 tons for water removed.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5.75 % for moisture content.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 175 $ for moisture adjustment cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where moisture content sits at 5% and the headline result is 190 tons (dry), this scenario comes in 0.79% below the baseline at 189 tons (dry).
  • A figure at this level is achievable when moisture content is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It assumes the reported moisture percent is accurate and representative; a non-representative sample or surface vs total moisture confusion will throw off the dry tonnage.

Results at a glance

  • Dry tonnage: 189 tons (dry) (headline result)
  • Water removed: 11.5 tons
  • Moisture content: 5.75 %
  • Moisture adjustment cost: 175 $

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.