Raw Silk Recovery Percent
Balance raw-silk recovery on wet/dry bases and retained dry byproducts; unrecovered includes non-silk material and is not automatically pure-silk loss.
Description
Raw-silk recovery differs on wet and dry mass bases.
Raw-silk recovery differs on wet and dry mass bases. Unrecovered dry input also includes non-silk cocoon material.
Balance raw-silk recovery on wet/dry bases and retained dry byproducts; unrecovered includes non-silk material and is not automatically pure-silk loss.
When to use Raw Silk Recovery Percent
Use this tool to balance raw-silk recovery on wet/dry bases and retained dry byproducts; unrecovered includes non-silk material and is not automatically pure-silk loss.
Prepare cocoon, larval, leaf or reeling measurements on a consistent batch and moisture basis. Use the declared mass, length and time units.
How to use Raw Silk Recovery Percent and understand its results
- Prepare cocoon, larval, leaf or reeling measurements on a consistent batch and moisture basis. Use the declared mass, length and time units.
- Enter cocoonInputKg, cocoonInputMoistureFraction, rawSilkOutputKg, rawSilkMoistureFraction, byproductDryMassKg using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
- Read asReceivedRawSilkRecoveryPercent, dryBasisRawSilkRecoveryPercent, unrecoveredDryInputKg. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
- If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type; see rules below | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| cocoonInputKg | Cocoon input kg | number | Required |
| cocoonInputMoistureFraction | Cocoon input moisture fraction | number | Required |
| rawSilkOutputKg | Raw silk output kg | number | Required |
| rawSilkMoistureFraction | Raw silk moisture fraction | number | Required |
| byproductDryMassKg | Byproduct dry mass kg | number | Required |
Use positive cocoon input, nonnegative silk and byproducts and moisture fractions in [0,1]. Require positive dry input and nonnegative unclosed dry remainder. Return received recovery, dry recovery and unrecovered kg.1
dry recovery = 100 × dry silk/dry input; unrecovered = dry input − dry silk − byproducts Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| asReceivedRawSilkRecoveryPercent | As received raw silk recovery percent | number |
| dryBasisRawSilkRecoveryPercent | Dry basis raw silk recovery percent | number |
| unrecoveredDryInputKg | Unrecovered dry input kg | number |
{
"input": {
"cocoonInputKg": 10,
"cocoonInputMoistureFraction": 0.5,
"rawSilkOutputKg": 2,
"rawSilkMoistureFraction": 0.1,
"byproductDryMassKg": 1
},
"output": {
"asReceivedRawSilkRecoveryPercent": 20,
"dryBasisRawSilkRecoveryPercent": 36,
"unrecoveredDryInputKg": 2.2
}
}Limitations and assumptions
Unrecovered material is not automatically pure-silk loss; assays and balance coverage matter.
Numbers and computed results must be finite; overflow produces an error. Missing required fields, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use Shell Weight Percent SR: Compare matched shell/whole mass ratios on as-received and moisture-corrected dry bases, preserving pooled mass weighting instead of averaging individual percentages. For a complementary task, use Degumming Weight Loss Percent: Audit degumming dry-matter loss and independently recovered bath-solids closure while retaining signed wet-mass and balance contrasts; loss is not automatically pure sericin removal.
References
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Raw Silk Recovery Percent — tool.io
Similar or alternative tools
- Shell Weight Percent SR
Compare matched shell/whole mass ratios on as-received and moisture-corrected dry bases, preserving pooled mass weighting instead of averaging individual percentages.
- Degumming Weight Loss Percent
Audit degumming dry-matter loss and independently recovered bath-solids closure while retaining signed wet-mass and balance contrasts; loss is not automatically pure sericin removal.