Cubic yards per minute to Cubic feet per minute conversion

Cubic yards per minute to Cubic feet per minute conversion table

Cubic yards per minute (yd3/min)Cubic feet per minute (ft3/min)
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127.000039686435
254.000079372871
381.000119059306
4108.00015874574
5135.00019843218
6162.00023811861
7189.00027780505
8216.00031749148
9243.00035717792
10270.00039686435
20540.00079372871
30810.00119059306
401080.0015874574
501350.0019843218
601620.0023811861
701890.0027780505
802160.0031749148
902430.0035717792
1002700.0039686435
100027000.039686435

How to convert cubic yards per minute to cubic feet per minute?

To convert cubic yards per minute to cubic feet per minute, you need to understand the relationship between cubic yards and cubic feet.

1 cubic yard is equal to 27 cubic feet (since a yard is 3 feet, and 3×3×3=273 \times 3 \times 3 = 27).

Therefore, to convert cubic yards per minute to cubic feet per minute, you multiply by 27.

Conversion Example:

1 cubic yard per minute = 1 cubic yard/min × 27 cubic feet/cubic yard = 27 cubic feet per minute

Real-World Examples:

  1. Concrete Pouring:

    • If a concrete mixer can deliver 2 cubic yards of concrete per minute, the equivalent volume flow in cubic feet per minute is: 2 cubic yards/min × 27 cubic feet/cubic yard = 54 cubic feet per minute.
  2. Water Flow in Flood Channels:

    • If a flood channel is designed to handle 3.5 cubic yards of water per minute, the cubic feet per minute would be: 3.5 cubic yards/min × 27 cubic feet/cubic yard = 94.5 cubic feet per minute.
  3. Excavation Work:

    • In a construction site, if an excavator loads soil at a rate of 1.2 cubic yards per minute, the equivalent flow rate is: 1.2 cubic yards/min × 27 cubic feet/cubic yard = 32.4 cubic feet per minute.
  4. Industrial Waste Disposal:

    • An industrial plant processes waste at a rate of 0.5 cubic yards per minute. The flow rate in cubic feet per minute is: 0.5 cubic yards/min × 27 cubic feet/cubic yard = 13.5 cubic feet per minute.

By understanding these conversions and examples, you can better grasp the scale and significance of volume flow rates in various real-world scenarios.

See below section for step by step unit conversion with formulas and explanations. Please refer to the table below for a list of all the Cubic feet per minute to other unit conversions.

What is cubic yards per minute?

A unit of measurement!

Cubic yards per minute (CY/min) is a unit of flow rate or volumetric flow rate.

It represents the volume of material that flows through a given area in one minute, measured in cubic yards (yd³).

To break it down:

  • Cubic yard: a unit of volume equal to a cube with sides 1 yard long
  • Per minute: the time frame over which the volume is being measured

So, if something is flowing at a rate of 2 CY/min, that means 2 cubic yards of material are passing through the given area in one minute.

Cubic yards per minute is often used to measure the flow rates of materials such as sand, gravel, or aggregate in construction and industrial applications.

What is Cubic feet per minute?

Cubic feet per minute measures amount of fluid passes though a cross-sectional area. In short, it measures flow rate.

Flow rate can be calculated using following formula. Please note that tt is in minutes and QQ's unit of measure is ft^3/minute.

Q=Vt=AdtQ = \frac{V}{t} = \frac{A*d}{t}

QQ - Flow rate
VV - Volume (Cubic feet)
tt - Time in minutes AA - Cross-sectional area
dd - Distance the fluid traveled during the time tt

For more in-depth understanding of the flow rate read Flow Rate and Its Relation to Velocity from LibreTexts Physics website.

Complete Cubic yards per minute conversion table

Enter # of Cubic yards per minute
Convert 1 yd3/min to other unitsResult
Cubic yards per minute to Cubic Millimeters per second (yd3/min to mm3/s)12742593.129369
Cubic yards per minute to Cubic Centimeters per second (yd3/min to cm3/s)12742.593129369
Cubic yards per minute to Millilitres per second (yd3/min to ml/s)12742.593129369
Cubic yards per minute to Centilitres per second (yd3/min to cl/s)1274.2593129369
Cubic yards per minute to Decilitres per second (yd3/min to dl/s)127.42593129369
Cubic yards per minute to Litres per second (yd3/min to l/s)12.742593129369
Cubic yards per minute to Litres per minute (yd3/min to l/min)764.55558776212
Cubic yards per minute to Litres per hour (yd3/min to l/h)45873.335265727
Cubic yards per minute to Kilolitres per second (yd3/min to kl/s)0.01274259312937
Cubic yards per minute to Kilolitres per minute (yd3/min to kl/min)0.7645555877621
Cubic yards per minute to Kilolitres per hour (yd3/min to kl/h)45.873335265727
Cubic yards per minute to Cubic meters per second (yd3/min to m3/s)0.01274259312937
Cubic yards per minute to Cubic meters per minute (yd3/min to m3/min)0.7645555877621
Cubic yards per minute to Cubic meters per hour (yd3/min to m3/h)45.873335265727
Cubic yards per minute to Cubic kilometers per second (yd3/min to km3/s)1.2742593129369e-11
Cubic yards per minute to Teaspoons per second (yd3/min to tsp/s)2585.27
Cubic yards per minute to Tablespoons per second (yd3/min to Tbs/s)861.75666666667
Cubic yards per minute to Cubic inches per second (yd3/min to in3/s)777.60432645744
Cubic yards per minute to Cubic inches per minute (yd3/min to in3/min)46656.259587447
Cubic yards per minute to Cubic inches per hour (yd3/min to in3/h)2799375.5752468
Cubic yards per minute to Fluid Ounces per second (yd3/min to fl-oz/s)430.87833333333
Cubic yards per minute to Fluid Ounces per minute (yd3/min to fl-oz/min)25852.7
Cubic yards per minute to Fluid Ounces per hour (yd3/min to fl-oz/h)1551162
Cubic yards per minute to Cups per second (yd3/min to cup/s)53.859791666667
Cubic yards per minute to Pints per second (yd3/min to pnt/s)26.929895833333
Cubic yards per minute to Pints per minute (yd3/min to pnt/min)1615.79375
Cubic yards per minute to Pints per hour (yd3/min to pnt/h)96947.625
Cubic yards per minute to Quarts per second (yd3/min to qt/s)13.464947916667
Cubic yards per minute to Gallons per second (yd3/min to gal/s)3.3662369791667
Cubic yards per minute to Gallons per minute (yd3/min to gal/min)201.97421875
Cubic yards per minute to Gallons per hour (yd3/min to gal/h)12118.453125
Cubic yards per minute to Cubic feet per second (yd3/min to ft3/s)0.4500006614406
Cubic yards per minute to Cubic feet per minute (yd3/min to ft3/min)27.000039686435
Cubic yards per minute to Cubic feet per hour (yd3/min to ft3/h)1620.0023811861
Cubic yards per minute to Cubic yards per second (yd3/min to yd3/s)0.01666666666667
Cubic yards per minute to Cubic yards per hour (yd3/min to yd3/h)60

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