Fluid flow rates are measured using a large range of units, including cubic feet per minute, liters per second or gallons per hour. The standard units for measuring flow rate, derived from international standards, is in cubic meters per second -- which in turn is 1,000 liters per second. Flow rate calculations are important for critical industries such as water management and fuel production, so flow rates in gallons per minute regularly need to be converted to the international standard.
Instructions
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Divide the number of gallons per minute by 15850.32 to given cubic meters per second. For example, 100,000 gallons per minute equals approximately 6.31 cubic meters per second.
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Multiply cubic meters per second by 1,000 to calculate liters per second. Using the result of the previous example equals 6,309.02 liters per second.
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Divide gallons per minute by 15.85 to directly calculate liters per second. Converting 100,000 gallons per minute directly to liters per second equals 6,309.02 liters per second.