Description
Return working fuel and rate after estimated idle use.
Agricultural machinery budgets combine supplied geometry, speed, efficiency and operating intervals. Nominal capacity differs from measured field performance; slip, headland losses and overlap can use different bases and must not be counted twice. Local hydraulic or static-load terms do not establish equipment safety or suitability.
Return working fuel and rate after estimated idle use.
When to use this tool
Use Machinery Fuel Counter Idle Correction when checking the stated benign machinery geometry, capacity, flow or load convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter totalFuel, totalHours, idleHours, idleRate. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read workingFuel, workingRate. Use the output convention below.
Return working fuel and rate after estimated idle use. Require totalHours > idleHours >= 0, idleRate >= 0 and totalFuel >= idleHours*idleRate; subtract idle fuel, divide by nonidle hours.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| totalFuel | Total Fuel | Required. Finite number. |
| totalHours | Total Hours | Required. Finite number. |
| idleHours | Idle Hours | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| idleRate | Idle Rate | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| workingFuel | Working Fuel | Required. Finite number. |
| workingRate | Working Rate | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"totalFuel": 100,
"totalHours": 10,
"idleHours": 2,
"idleRate": 5
},
"output": {
"workingFuel": 90,
"workingRate": 11.25
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The idle rate and time attribution are supplied; actual efficiency, emissions and safe equipment use are not measured.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use measured operating data, manufacturer specifications and qualified agricultural/engineering review for actual equipment selection, operation or safety.
References
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