Cubic feet per hour to Fluid Ounces per second conversion

How to convert cubic feet per hour to fluid ounces per second?

To convert Cubic Feet per Hour (cfh) to Fluid Ounces per Second (oz/s), you need to go through a series of unit conversions. Here’s how you can do it step by step:

1. Convert hours to seconds: 1 hour = 3600 seconds

2. Convert cubic feet to cubic inches: 1 cubic foot = 1728 cubic inches (since $1 \text{ foot} = 12 \text{ inches}$, and thus $1 \text{ cubic foot} = 12^3 \text{ cubic inches} = 1728 \text{ cubic inches}$)

3. Convert cubic inches to fluid ounces: 1 cubic inch = 0.554113 fluid ounces (since $1 \text{ fluid ounce} \approx 1.80469 \text{ cubic inches}$, hence $1 \text{ cubic inch} \approx 0.554113 \text{ fluid ounces}$)

Now, let's convert 1 Cubic Foot per Hour to Fluid Ounces per Second:

1. Start with the given rate: $1 \text{ cfh}$

2. Convert cubic feet to cubic inches: $1 \text{ cubic foot} = 1728 \text{ cubic inches}$ $1 \text{ cfh} = 1728 \text{ cubic inches per hour}$

3. Convert cubic inches per hour to cubic inches per second: $\frac{1728 \text{ cubic inches}}{3600 \text{ seconds}} \approx 0.48 \text{ cubic inches per second}$

4. Convert cubic inches to fluid ounces: $0.48 \text{ cubic inches per second} \times 0.554113 = 0.266 \text{ fluid ounces per second}$

So, $1 \text{ Cubic Foot per Hour} \approx 0.266 \text{ Fluid Ounces per Second}$

Real-World Examples for Other Quantities of Cubic Feet per Hour:

Example 1: Household Water Flow

• Suppose a typical showerhead has a flow rate of 2.5 gallons per minute (gpm).
• Convert gallons to cubic feet (1 gallon = 0.133681 cubic feet): $2.5 \text{ gpm} \times \frac{0.133681}{1 \text{ gallon}} \approx 0.3342 \text{ cubic feet per minute}$
• Convert to cubic feet per hour: $0.3342 \text{ cubic feet per minute} \times 60 \text{ minutes per hour} \approx 20.05 \text{ cfh}$

Example 2: HVAC Airflow

• A small HVAC system might have an airflow rate of 400 cubic feet per minute (CFM).
• Convert to cubic feet per hour: $400 \text{ CFM} \times 60 \text{ minutes per hour} = 24000 \text{ CFH}$
• For the same conversion process:
  • Cubic Feet per Hour to Cubic Inches per Hour: $24000 \text{ CFH} \times 1728 = 41,472,000 \text{ cubic inches per hour}$
  • Cubic Inches per Hour to Cubic Inches per Second: $\frac{41,472,000 \text{ cubic inches}}{3600 \text{ seconds}} = 11,520 \text{ cubic inches per second}$
  • Cubic Inches to Fluid Ounces: $11,520 \text{ cubic inches per second} \times 0.554113 = 6,390.14 \text{ fluid ounces per second}$

These calculations give you a sense of how much volume can flow through different systems and how you can convert these values into different units for various applications.