Cubic feet per minute to Cubic meters per second conversion

How to convert cubic feet per minute to cubic meters per second

1 cubic feet per minute (ft^3/min) is equal to 4.71947×10^-4 cubic meters per second (m^3/s). Conversely, 1 cubic meters per second (m^3/s) is equal to 2118.881095 cubic feet per minute (ft^3/min).

Step by step guide to convert cubic feet per minute to cubic meters per second

Converting units

Cubic prefix used with length is used for measuring volume. Cubic metre or m^3 is an volume which is 1m long and 1m wide and 1m height. There is 3.2808 ft in a meter. Thus,

$$1 m^3 = 35.313378 ft^3$$

Substitute to calculate cubic meters per second (m^3/s)

$$1 \frac{m^3}{s} = 60 * 35.313378 ft^3 / min$$

What does that mean?

If a volume of 1 cubic meter pass though some cross-sectional area in 1 seconds, then after 60 seconds, 60 cubic meter volume passes though that area. Since we know that 1 m^3 is 35.313378 ft^3, we can plug that in to get m^3/s to ft^3/min

$$1\ \frac{m^3}{s} = 2118.80268\ \frac{ft^3}{min}$$

or

$$1\ \frac{ft^3}{min} = 0.000471947\ \frac{m^3}{s}$$

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