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Kilograms per hour to Kilograms per second conversion

Kilograms per hour to Kilograms per second conversion table

Kilograms per hour (kg/h)Kilograms per second (kg/s)
00
10.0002777777777778
20.0005555555555556
30.0008333333333333
40.001111111111111
50.001388888888889
60.001666666666667
70.001944444444444
80.002222222222222
90.0025
100.002777777777778
200.005555555555556
300.008333333333333
400.01111111111111
500.01388888888889
600.01666666666667
700.01944444444444
800.02222222222222
900.025
1000.02777777777778
10000.2777777777778

How to convert kilograms per hour to kilograms per second?

To convert from kilograms per hour to kilograms per second, you need to understand the relationship between hours and seconds. There are 3600 seconds in 1 hour (60 seconds/minute * 60 minutes/hour).

To convert 1 kilogram per hour (kg/h) to kilograms per second (kg/s), you divide by the number of seconds in an hour:

1 kg/h3600 s/h=2.78×10−4 kg/s\frac{1\ \text{kg/h}}{3600\ \text{s/h}} = 2.78 \times 10^{-4}\ \text{kg/s}

So, 1 kg/h is equivalent to approximately 0.000278 kg/s.

Real-World Examples for Other Quantities of Kilograms per Hour

  1. Water Flow in an Irrigation System:

    • If an irrigation system delivers 1000 kg/h of water: 1000 kg/h3600 s/h≈0.278 kg/s\frac{1000\ \text{kg/h}}{3600\ \text{s/h}} \approx 0.278\ \text{kg/s}

  2. Fuel Consumption in a Car:

    • If a car consumes 5 kg/h of fuel: 5 kg/h3600 s/h≈0.00139 kg/s\frac{5\ \text{kg/h}}{3600\ \text{s/h}} \approx 0.00139\ \text{kg/s}

  3. Milk Production of a Dairy Cow:

    • If a dairy cow produces 50 kg/h of milk: 50 kg/h3600 s/h≈0.0139 kg/s\frac{50\ \text{kg/h}}{3600\ \text{s/h}} \approx 0.0139\ \text{kg/s}

  4. Air Flow in a HVAC System:

    • If an HVAC system handles 720 kg/h of air: 720 kg/h3600 s/h=0.2 kg/s\frac{720\ \text{kg/h}}{3600\ \text{s/h}} = 0.2\ \text{kg/s}

  5. Industrial Production of Cement:

    • If a cement plant produces 36000 kg/h of cement: 36000 kg/h3600 s/h=10 kg/s\frac{36000\ \text{kg/h}}{3600\ \text{s/h}} = 10\ \text{kg/s}

These conversions can help contextualize mass flow rates in various scenarios, aiding in both practical understanding and engineering calculations.

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 Kilograms per second to other unit conversions.

What is kilograms per hour?

Kilograms per hour (kg/h) is a unit of measurement that represents the amount of something (in this case, mass or weight) transferred, processed, or produced over a period of time.

It's often used in various fields such as:

  1. Chemical engineering: to measure the flow rate of a chemical substance.
  2. Industrial processes: to quantify the production rate of a product.
  3. Environmental monitoring: to track the emission or release of pollutants.
  4. Food processing: to monitor the weight of food products being packaged or processed.

To put it into perspective, if something is flowing at a rate of 1 kilogram per hour (kg/h), that means:

  • In one hour, 1 kilogram (or approximately 2.2 pounds) passes through a point or process.
  • In a day (24 hours), 24 kilograms would pass through.

I hope this helps you understand what kilograms per hour represents!

What is kilograms per second?

A simple yet important question!

Kilograms per second (kg/s) is a unit of measurement for the flow rate or mass flux. It represents the amount of mass flowing through a given area in one second.

In other words, if something is moving at a speed of 1 kilogram per second, it means that every second, 1 kilogram of that thing is passing through a specific point or area.

Examples where this unit might be used include:

  • Water flow rates: How many kilograms of water are flowing through a pipe per second?
  • Material processing: How much material (e.g., plastic, metal) is being processed and moved at a certain rate?
  • Scientific research: Measuring the mass flux of particles or substances in experiments.

Does that help clarify things?

Complete Kilograms per hour conversion table

Enter # of Kilograms per hour
Convert 1 kg/h to other unitsResult
Kilograms per hour to Kilograms per second (kg/h to kg/s)0.0002777777777778
Kilograms per hour to Tons per hour (kg/h to mt/h)0.001
Kilograms per hour to Pounds per second (kg/h to lb/s)0.0006123956722733
Kilograms per hour to Pounds per hour (kg/h to lb/h)2.2046244201838

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