Cubic inches per hour to Pints per hour conversion

How to convert cubic inches per hour to pints per hour?

To convert cubic inches per hour to pints per hour, you first need to know the conversion factors between these units of volume.

1 US pint = 28.875 cubic inches

So, to convert from cubic inches to pints, you would use the following formula:

$\text{Pints per hour} = \frac{\text{Cubic inches per hour}}{28.875}$

Let's walk through the specific example to convert 1 cubic inch per hour to pints per hour.

$\text{Pints per hour} = \frac{1 \, \text{cubic inch per hour}}{28.875} \approx 0.0346 \, \text{pints per hour}$

Real-World Examples:

Example 1: Water Flow

Imagine a small leak in a pipe that is dripping water at the rate of 100 cubic inches per hour. To understand this flow rate in more familiar terms (pints per hour), we can convert it:

$\text{Pints per hour} = \frac{100 \, \text{cubic inches per hour}}{28.875} \approx 3.46 \, \text{pints per hour}$

So, the leak is causing water to flow at a rate of around 3.46 pints per hour.

Example 2: Fuel Flow in Machinery

Let's say you have a piece of machinery that consumes oil at a rate of 500 cubic inches per hour. To convert this to pints per hour:

$\text{Pints per hour} = \frac{500 \, \text{cubic inches per hour}}{28.875} \approx 17.31 \, \text{pints per hour}$

This means the machinery consumes oil at a rate of approximately 17.31 pints per hour.

Example 3: Liquid Dispensing

A syrup dispenser in a commercial kitchen dispenses at a rate of 50 cubic inches per hour. Converting this to pints per hour would be:

$\text{Pints per hour} = \frac{50 \, \text{cubic inches per hour}}{28.875} \approx 1.73 \, \text{pints per hour}$

This tells you that the syrup dispenser dispenses syrup at a rate of about 1.73 pints per hour.

These examples help illustrate how understanding the conversion can be useful in various real-world scenarios involving liquid flow rates.