This calculator helps you determine the filling rate of a container or a process. The filling rate is a crucial metric in many industrial, manufacturing, and even everyday scenarios, indicating how quickly a space or volume is being occupied. Understanding and calculating the filling rate can help optimize processes, identify inefficiencies, and ensure timely completion of tasks.
Minutes
Hours
Seconds
function calculateFillingRate() {
var volumeToFill = parseFloat(document.getElementById("volumeToFill").value);
var timeTaken = parseFloat(document.getElementById("timeTaken").value);
var timeUnit = document.getElementById("timeUnit").value;
var resultDiv = document.getElementById("result");
resultDiv.innerHTML = ""; // Clear previous results
if (isNaN(volumeToFill) || isNaN(timeTaken)) {
resultDiv.innerHTML = "Please enter valid numbers for volume and time.";
return;
}
if (timeTaken <= 0) {
resultDiv.innerHTML = "Time taken must be a positive value.";
return;
}
var fillingRate;
var rateUnit;
// Convert time to a common unit (e.g., minutes) for calculation
var timeInMinutes = timeTaken;
if (timeUnit === "hours") {
timeInMinutes = timeTaken * 60;
} else if (timeUnit === "seconds") {
timeInMinutes = timeTaken / 60;
}
fillingRate = volumeToFill / timeInMinutes;
// Determine the appropriate unit for the rate
if (timeUnit === "minutes") {
rateUnit = "/min";
} else if (timeUnit === "hours") {
rateUnit = "/hr";
} else { // seconds
rateUnit = "/sec";
}
resultDiv.innerHTML = "Your filling rate is: " + fillingRate.toFixed(2) + " " + rateUnit + "";
}
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font-family: sans-serif;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
padding: 20px;
border-radius: 8px;
max-width: 500px;
margin: 20px auto;
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}
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margin-bottom: 20px;
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margin-bottom: 8px;
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.input-section input[type="number"],
.input-section select {
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margin-bottom: 15px;
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border-radius: 4px;
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margin-top: 20px;
padding: 15px;
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border: 1px solid #ced4da;
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text-align: center;
font-size: 1.1em;
}
#result p {
margin: 0;
}