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Grain Moisture

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Grain Moisture

Based on the initial and final moisture readings from a sample of grain, calculate the weight loss from the drying process.

To convert a specific value not listed enter the 'Initial moisture' and 'Final moisture' values below and then click on '='

  Initial
Moisture 		   Final
Moisture 		  Conversion
   %     %       kg weight loss when drying 1 tonne of grain


kg final weight of 1 tonne after drying

Weight loss (kg) when drying 1 tonne of grain

Final Moisture %
20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
30 125.0 135.8 146.3 156.6 166.7 176.5 186.0 195.4 204.5 213.5 222.2
29 112.5 123.5 134.1 144.6 154.8 164.7 174.4 183.9 193.2 202.2 211.1
28 100.0 111.1 122.0 132.5 142.9 152.9 162.8 172.4 181.8 191.0 200.0
27 87.5 98.8 109.8 120.5 131.0 141.2 151.2 160.9 170.5 179.8 188.9
26 75.0 86.4 97.6 108.4 119.0 129.4 139.5 149.4 159.1 168.5 177.8
25 62.5 74.1 85.4 96.4 107.1 117.6 127.9 137.9 147.7 157.3 166.7
24 50.0 61.7 73.2 84.3 95.2 105.9 116.3 126.4 136.4 146.1 155.6
23 37.5 49.4 61.0 72.3 83.3 94.1 104.7 114.9 125.0 134.8 144.4
22 25.0 37.0 48.8 60.2 71.4 82.4 93.0 103.4 113.6 123.6 133.3
21 12.5 24.7 36.6 48.2 59.5 70.6 81.4 92.0 102.3 112.4 122.2
20 12.3 24.4 36.1 47.6 58.8 69.8 80.5 90.9 101.1 111.1
19   12.2 24.1 35.7 47.1 58.1 69.0 79.5 89.9 100.0
18 12.0 23.8 35.3 46.5 57.5 68.2 78.7 88.9
17   11.9 23.5 34.9 46.0 56.8 67.4 77.8
16 11.8 23.3 34.5 45.5 56.2 66.7
15   11.6 23.0 34.1 44.9 55.6
14 11.5 22.7 33.7 44.4
13   11.4 22.5 33.3
12 11.2 22.2
11   11.1
10

Final weight of 1 tonne after drying (kg)

Final Moisture %
  20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
30.0 875.0 864.2 853.7 843.4 833.3 823.5 814.0 804.6 795.5 786.5 777.8
29.0 887.5 876.5 865.9 855.4 845.2 835.3 825.6 816.1 806.8 797.8 788.9
28.0 900.0 888.9 878.0 867.5 857.1 847.1 837.2 827.6 818.2 809.0 800.0
27.0 912.5 901.2 890.2 879.5 869.0 858.8 848.8 839.1 829.5 820.2 811.1
26.0 925.0 913.6 902.4 891.6 881.0 870.6 860.5 850.6 840.9 831.5 822.2
25.0 937.5 925.9 914.6 903.6 892.9 882.4 872.1 862.1 852.3 842.7 833.3
24.0 950.0 938.3 926.8 915.7 904.8 894.1 883.7 873.6 863.6 853.9 844.4
23.0 962.5 950.6 939.0 927.7 916.7 905.9 895.3 885.1 875.0 865.2 855.6
22.0 975.0 963.0 951.2 939.8 928.6 917.6 907.0 896.6 886.4 876.4 866.7
21.0 987.5 975.3 963.4 951.8 940.5 929.4 918.6 908.0 897.7 887.6 877.8
20.0 987.7 975.6 963.9 952.4 941.2 930.2 919.5 909.1 898.9 888.9
19.0   987.8 975.9 964.3 952.9 941.9 931.0 920.5 910.1 900.0
18.0 988.0 976.2 964.7 953.5 942.5 931.8 921.3 911.1
17.0   988.1 976.5 965.1 954.0 943.2 932.6 922.2
16.0 988.2 976.7 965.5 954.5 943.8 933.3
15.0   988.4 977.0 965.9 955.1 944.4
14.0 988.5 977.3 966.3 955.6
13.0   988.6 977.5 966.7
12.0 988.8 977.8
11.0   988.9
10.0

 

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