TriClamp Column Calculator

[Terpp]

I wanted to share the TriClamp Column Calculator I created back in January before Terpp started.

Select your TriClamp size, enter your spool height, and your packing density. The calculator will tell you how many pounds and cans of Butane, including the weight of the biomass that would fill the column according to the packing density.

As always we would love to hear your feedback.

 

[icdog]

Very cool. Are you guys able to figure out your packing density before you pack the tube?

 

[Terpp]

Very cool. Are you guys able to figure out your packing density before you pack the tube?

It depends on the material.

If we want to figure out how a certain type packs we will weigh a small 1.5" x 6" tube empty. After it is packed we weigh the tube again to find exactly how much we packed in the tube. We then divide the loaded weight by the volume of the 1.5" x 6" tube (9 cubic inches) to determine the packing density of the material.

 

[Gray Wolf]

I wanted to share the TriClamp Column Calculator I created back in January before Terpp started.

Select your TriClamp size, enter your spool height, and your packing density. The calculator will tell you how many pounds and cans of Butane, including the weight of the biomass that would fill the column according to the packing density.

As always we would love to hear your feedback.

Hee, hee, hee, good job bro!

 

[Terpp]

Thanks GW!

Here is the source code if you want to put it on your site (or anyone else for that matter).

 

[pnw bb]

Why doesn't the value of lbs of solvent change if I adjust the packing density. it reads 5.94 lbs of solvent if packed at any value.if I enter in the 4" x 24" integers for my spool dimensions

 

[Terpp]

Why doesn't the value of lbs of solvent change if I adjust the packing density. it reads 5.94 lbs of solvent if packed at any value.if I enter in the 4" x 24" integers for my spool dimensions

Simply because I haven't accurately figured out how much volume a single gram of material takes up.

The calculator is setup as a tool to help determine, at the very most how much butane a column holds and how much material a column can hold at a certain packing density.

By following the 80% rule when filling collection pots, and using the calculator. You can safely determine how much butane will fill up the collection pot according the the column size.

By trial and error I have found this chart to be more accurate and useful then I thought. Even with a column packed to 4.2 grams per cubic inch in a 1.5" x 36" column. I don't see butane reach the top of the sight glass till 1 pound of butane was is in the system. According to the chart/calculator 1.5" x 36" column can hold 1.1 pounds of butane.

Hope this makes sense.