Examples
Examples
Try the starting example
- Harvest mass (kg)
- 1000
- Initial wet-basis moisture (%)
- 20
- Target wet-basis moisture (%)
- 10
- Dry-matter mass (kg)
- 800
- Adjusted mass at target moisture (kg)
- 888.888889
- Water-only mass removed (kg)
- 111.111111
- Water-only shrink (%)
- 11.111111
Try another scenario
- Harvest mass (kg)
- 500
- Initial wet-basis moisture (%)
- 10
- Target wet-basis moisture (%)
- 20
- Dry-matter mass (kg)
- 450
- Adjusted mass at target moisture (kg)
- 562.5
- Water-only mass removed (kg)
- -62.5
- Water-only shrink (%)
- -12.5
Calculation method
Calculation method
Dry-matter mass (kg)
Harvest mass × (1 − initial wet-basis moisture fraction).
Adjusted mass at target moisture (kg)
Dry matter / (1 − target wet-basis moisture fraction).
Water-only mass removed (kg)
Initial mass − adjusted mass; negative means hypothetical water addition.
Water-only shrink (%)
Water-only mass removed / initial mass × 100; zero initial mass uses zero shrink.
Symbols and units
- a
- Harvest mass (kg)
- b
- Initial wet-basis moisture (%)
- c
- Target wet-basis moisture (%)
Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.
Assumptions & limits
Assumptions & limits
- Preserves dry matter and changes water only under the wet-basis convention. Actual handling losses, quality changes and buyer settlement deductions are separate. A higher target describes hypothetical water addition, not a storage or reconditioning recommendation.
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Further reading
Iowa State University Extension: dry-matter moisture adjustment ↗
Background reading; this does not imply endorsement or independent review of SumFizz.