Kilolitres per minute to Cubic meters per hour conversion

Kilolitres per minute to Cubic meters per hour conversion table

Kilolitres per minute (kl/min)Cubic meters per hour (m3/h)
00
160
2120
3180
4240
5300
6360
7420
8480
9540
10600
201200
301800
402400
503000
603600
704200
804800
905400
1006000
100060000

How to convert kilolitres per minute to cubic meters per hour?

Sure! Let's break down the conversion and see some real-world examples for better understanding.

Conversion

1 Kilolitre (kL) is equal to 1 Cubic meter (m³), as they are different units of volume but represent the same amount.

To convert Kilolitres per minute (kL/min) to Cubic meters per hour (m³/hr):

  1. Start by understanding the time unit conversion:

    • 1 minute is equivalent to 1/60 of an hour.
  2. Since 1 kL is the same as 1 m³, we just need to convert minutes to hours:

    • If you are given a flow rate of 1 kL/min and you want to convert it to m³/hr, multiply by 60 (because there are 60 minutes in an hour).

So, the conversion would be: 1kL/min×60minutes/hour=60m³/hr1 \, \text{kL/min} \times 60 \, \text{minutes/hour} = 60 \, \text{m³/hr}

Real-World Examples

1. Industrial Water Supply

  • An industrial water supply might be rated at 2 kL/min. 2kL/min×60minutes/hour=120m³/hr2 \, \text{kL/min} \times 60 \, \text{minutes/hour} = 120 \, \text{m³/hr}

2. Fire Hoses

  • A large fire hose might have a flow rate of 0.5 kL/min. 0.5kL/min×60minutes/hour=30m³/hr0.5 \, \text{kL/min} \times 60 \, \text{minutes/hour} = 30 \, \text{m³/hr}

3. Municipal Water Treatment Plant

  • A medium-sized water treatment plant might handle 10 kL/min. 10kL/min×60minutes/hour=600m³/hr10 \, \text{kL/min} \times 60 \, \text{minutes/hour} = 600 \, \text{m³/hr}

4. Agricultural Irrigation

  • Large agricultural irrigation systems might distribute water at 8 kL/min. 8kL/min×60minutes/hour=480m³/hr8 \, \text{kL/min} \times 60 \, \text{minutes/hour} = 480 \, \text{m³/hr}

These conversions help in understanding the scale and magnitude of different flow rates in various applications, which is crucial for operational planning, design, and resource allocation.

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 meters per hour to other unit conversions.

What is kilolitres per minute?

Kiloliters per minute (kL/min or KL/min) is a unit of measurement for the flow rate of liquids.

One kiloliter (kL) is equivalent to 1,000 liters. So, kiloliters per minute (kL/min) represents the volume of liquid flowing through a given area in one minute, measured in units of 1,000 liters.

For example, if the flow rate is 2 kL/min, it means that 2,000 liters of liquid are flowing through a certain point or pipe every minute.

What is Cubic meters per hour?

Cubic meters per hour 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 hours and QQ's unit of measure is ft^3/h.

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

QQ - Flow rate
VV - Volume (Cubic meters)
tt - Time in hour 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 Kilolitres per minute conversion table

Enter # of Kilolitres per minute
Convert 1 kl/min to other unitsResult
Kilolitres per minute to Cubic Millimeters per second (kl/min to mm3/s)16666666.666667
Kilolitres per minute to Cubic Centimeters per second (kl/min to cm3/s)16666.666666667
Kilolitres per minute to Millilitres per second (kl/min to ml/s)16666.666666667
Kilolitres per minute to Centilitres per second (kl/min to cl/s)1666.6666666667
Kilolitres per minute to Decilitres per second (kl/min to dl/s)166.66666666667
Kilolitres per minute to Litres per second (kl/min to l/s)16.666666666667
Kilolitres per minute to Litres per minute (kl/min to l/min)1000
Kilolitres per minute to Litres per hour (kl/min to l/h)60000
Kilolitres per minute to Kilolitres per second (kl/min to kl/s)0.01666666666667
Kilolitres per minute to Kilolitres per hour (kl/min to kl/h)60
Kilolitres per minute to Cubic meters per second (kl/min to m3/s)0.01666666666667
Kilolitres per minute to Cubic meters per minute (kl/min to m3/min)1
Kilolitres per minute to Cubic meters per hour (kl/min to m3/h)60
Kilolitres per minute to Cubic kilometers per second (kl/min to km3/s)1.6666666666667e-11
Kilolitres per minute to Teaspoons per second (kl/min to tsp/s)3381.40227
Kilolitres per minute to Tablespoons per second (kl/min to Tbs/s)1127.13409
Kilolitres per minute to Cubic inches per second (kl/min to in3/s)1017.0670895671
Kilolitres per minute to Cubic inches per minute (kl/min to in3/min)61024.025374023
Kilolitres per minute to Cubic inches per hour (kl/min to in3/h)3661441.5224414
Kilolitres per minute to Fluid Ounces per second (kl/min to fl-oz/s)563.567045
Kilolitres per minute to Fluid Ounces per minute (kl/min to fl-oz/min)33814.0227
Kilolitres per minute to Fluid Ounces per hour (kl/min to fl-oz/h)2028841.362
Kilolitres per minute to Cups per second (kl/min to cup/s)70.445880625
Kilolitres per minute to Pints per second (kl/min to pnt/s)35.2229403125
Kilolitres per minute to Pints per minute (kl/min to pnt/min)2113.37641875
Kilolitres per minute to Pints per hour (kl/min to pnt/h)126802.585125
Kilolitres per minute to Quarts per second (kl/min to qt/s)17.61147015625
Kilolitres per minute to Gallons per second (kl/min to gal/s)4.4028675390625
Kilolitres per minute to Gallons per minute (kl/min to gal/min)264.17205234375
Kilolitres per minute to Gallons per hour (kl/min to gal/h)15850.323140625
Kilolitres per minute to Cubic feet per second (kl/min to ft3/s)0.5885780820172
Kilolitres per minute to Cubic feet per minute (kl/min to ft3/min)35.314684921034
Kilolitres per minute to Cubic feet per hour (kl/min to ft3/h)2118.8810952621
Kilolitres per minute to Cubic yards per second (kl/min to yd3/s)0.02179915618098
Kilolitres per minute to Cubic yards per minute (kl/min to yd3/min)1.3079493708587
Kilolitres per minute to Cubic yards per hour (kl/min to yd3/h)78.476962251525

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