Kilolitres per second to Cubic meters per hour conversion

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

Volume flow rate measures the volume of a fluid that flows through a cross-section per unit of time. Here’s how to convert from kilolitres per second to cubic meters per hour:

Conversion Factors:

1 kilolitre (kL) = 1 cubic meter (m³) 1 second (s) = (1/3600) hour (h)

Conversion Process:

To convert from kilolitres per second to cubic meters per hour, you need to account for the time units:

$\text{Flow rate in cubic meters per hour} = \text{Flow rate in kilolitres per second} \times \frac{\text{cubic meters}}{\text{kilolitres}} \times \frac{\text{seconds}}{\text{hour}}$

Since 1 kilolitre = 1 cubic meter:

$1 \text{ kL/s} = 1 \text{ m³/s}$

And converting seconds to hours:

$1 \text{ s} = \frac{1}{3600} \text{ hours}$

Therefore:

$1 \text{ kL/s} = 1 \text{ m³/s} \times 3600 \text{ s/h}$

So:

$1 \text{ kL/s} = 3600 \text{ m³/h}$

Real World Examples:

1. Water Treatment Plants: A large water treatment plant might process around 2 kilolitres per second, which means: $2 \text{ kL/s} = 2 \times 3600 \text{ m³/h} = 7200 \text{ m³/h}$

2. Reservoir Outflow: A reservoir might release water at 0.5 kilolitres per second to maintain downstream river levels: $0.5 \text{ kL/s} = 0.5 \times 3600 \text{ m³/h} = 1800 \text{ m³/h}$

3. Firefighting Water Pump: High-capacity firefighting water pumps in industrial areas might deliver up to 3 kilolitres per second: $3 \text{ kL/s} = 3 \times 3600 \text{ m³/h} = 10800 \text{ m³/h}$

4. Irrigation Systems: Large-scale agricultural irrigation systems might use around 1.5 kilolitres per second: $1.5 \text{ kL/s} = 1.5 \times 3600 \text{ m³/h} = 5400 \text{ m³/h}$

Summary:

• 1 kilolitre per second (1 kL/s) is equal to 3600 cubic meters per hour (3600 m³/h).
• This conversion is straightforward due to the equivalence between kilolitres and cubic meters and the conversion factor between seconds and hours.