Fluid Ounces per hour to Gallons per second conversion

How to convert fluid ounces per hour to gallons per second?

Sure, let's break this down step-by-step.

Conversion Factors

1. Fluid Ounces to Gallons:

   • There are 128 fluid ounces in one gallon.

2. Hours to Seconds:

   • There are 3600 seconds in one hour.

Conversion Process

To convert 1 fluid ounce per hour to gallons per second, you need to incorporate these conversion factors.

1. Convert Fluid Ounces to Gallons:

   • 1 fluid ounce is equal to $\frac{1}{128}$ gallons.

2. Convert Hours to Seconds:

   • 1 hour is equal to 3600 seconds.

Putting it all together: $1 \text{ fluid ounce/hour}$ $= \frac{1}{128} \text{ gallons/hour}$ $= \frac{1}{128 \times 3600} \text{ gallons/second}$ $= \frac{1}{460800} \text{ gallons/second}$ $\approx 2.17 \times 10^{-6} \text{ gallons/second}$

1 fluid ounce per hour is approximately $2.17 \times 10^{-6}$ gallons per second.

Real World Examples for Other Quantities

1. Typical Dripping Faucet:

   • Around 1 gallon per day, which is about 128 fluid ounces per day or approximately 5.33 fluid ounces per hour.

2. Water Dispenser on a Fridge:

   • A water dispenser might dispense around 1-2 gallons of water per minute.
   • 1 gallon per minute = 128 fluid ounces per minute.
   • 1 gallon per minute is approximately 7680 fluid ounces per hour.

3. Garden Hose:

   • A typical garden hose flow rate is about 10 gallons per minute.
   • That is 1280 fluid ounces per minute or 76,800 fluid ounces per hour.

4. Human Drinking Water Intake:

   • Recommended daily water intake is around 64 fluid ounces.
   • If you consume that evenly over 16 hours, it’s about 4 fluid ounces per hour.

In summary, you can see how different real-world scenarios correspond to various rates of fluid flow, much like how we converted 1 fluid ounce per hour to gallons per second.