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Citrus Juice Extractor Efficiency

Calculates juice and oil extraction efficiencies from citrus fruit mass using theoretical yield factors.

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1. Define Input Parameters

2. Engineering Output

Maximum juice mass (J_max)
- kg
Juice extraction efficiency (eta)
- %
Oil extraction efficiency (eta_oil)
- %

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Context & Assumptions

Industrial citrus processors use this metric to confirm extractor performance and minimize revenue loss from unrecovered juice. The same framework supports mass-balance closure on premium cold-pressed oil streams.

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Review the step-by-step derivations, typical industrial limits, and scale-up rules.

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