Fill in the Variables (yellow boxes) and press the Calculate button.
Some of the Common Properties of materials are listed below for reference.

Item:   Variable  Units SI Equivalent Units

Total Volume of Product Feed (Batch)

Gallons

 Liters

% Solids Concentration of Product Feed

%

    
Specific Gravity of Process Solids  Units    
Weight of wet cake 

Lbs/ft3

kgs/m3
% Dry solids of Filter Cake (Typically 30%) %    
Desired Cycles Per Day (average cycle 4 hours) Number    
Days to process one batch Days  
Dry Solids lbs kgs
Dry Mass lbs/ft3 kg/m3
Volume of Cake. ft3 m3
Volume of cake per day. ft3/Day m3/Day
Application Volume Requirement:

ft3

 m3

Note this "Volume Requirement", then go to the  Press Size Chart to determine your press size requirement.

Common Properties of Process Solids (for use in variables above)
Material
 Specific Gravity Weight (lbs/cu ft)
Aluminum oxide

1.52

95

Crushed Fruit
 0.64 40
Chromium
 6.86 428
Crude Oil
 0.85 53
Gold
 19.29 1204
Iron Oxide Dye
 0.40 25
Lagoon Sludge
 1.73 108
Plaster
 0.85 53
Sulfuric Acid (87%)
 1.79 112
Water
 1.00 62.5