Specialty Films, Membranes & Barrier Materials worked example

Barrier Performance Test Load with barrier test rig connected electrical load of 6 kW: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop barrier test rig connected electrical load to 6 kW, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate barrier performance test load for specialty films, membranes and barrier materials using production-ready inputs so teams can budget energy cost, compare equipment settings, or include electricity in the quote.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Barrier test rig connected electrical load: 6 kW (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 12)
  • Barrier performance test runtime: 8 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Blended electricity rate: 0.12 $ / kWh (held at the documented default)
  • Film samples tested during runtime: 1,000 units (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Total barrier performance test load energy cost = barrier performance test load connected load × barrier performance test load runtime × blended electricity rate.
  • Barrier performance test load energy used works out to 48 kWh at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Total barrier performance test load energy cost works out to 5.76 $ at these inputs.
  • Energy cost per kWh works out to 0.01 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Hourly barrier performance test load energy cost works out to 0.72 $ / hr at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where barrier test rig connected electrical load sits at 12 kW and the headline result is 96 kWh, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 48 kWh.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to barrier test rig connected electrical load, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. It uses a single connected load; rigs that cycle heaters, chillers, and gas conditioning have a lower true average draw, so treat the result as an upper-bound estimate unless you meter it.

Results at a glance

  • Barrier performance test load energy used: 48 kWh (headline result)
  • Total barrier performance test load energy cost: 5.76 $
  • Energy cost per kWh: 0.01 $ / piece
  • Hourly barrier performance test load energy cost: 0.72 $ / hr

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Barrier Performance Test Load calculator, set barrier test rig connected electrical load to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.