Litres per hour to Kilolitres per minute conversion

How to convert litres per hour to kilolitres per minute?

To convert from liters per hour (L/h) to kilolitres per minute (kL/min), you need to keep track of both the volume and the time units. Let's break it down step-by-step.

1 litre (L) is equal to 0.001 kilolitres (kL) because "kilo" represents a factor of 1,000.

There are 60 minutes in an hour.

So, 1 liter per hour can be converted to kiloliters per minute as follows:

1. Convert liters to kilolitres: $1 \text{ liter} = 0.001 \text{ kiloliters}$

2. Convert hours to minutes: Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, 1 hour can be expressed as: $1 \text{ hour} = 60 \text{ minutes}$

3. Now, divide the volume in kilolitres by the number of minutes: $\text{Flow Rate in kL/min} = \frac{0.001 \text{ kL}}{60 \text{ min}}$ $\text{Flow Rate in kL/min} = 0.001 \div 60$ $\text{Flow Rate in kL/min} ≈ 1.6667 \times 10^{-5} \text{ kL/min}$

Therefore: $1 \text{ Litres per hour} = 1.6667 \times 10^{-5} \text{ kL/min}$

Real World Examples

1. Domestic Water Flow:

   • A residential water filter might have a flow rate of about 15 liters per hour. Converting this: $15 \text{ L/h} = 15 \times (1.6667 \times 10^{-5}) \text{ kL/min}$ $≈ 2.5005 \times 10^{-4} \text{ kL/min}$

2. Aquarium Pump:

   • A small aquarium pump might have a flow rate of 100 liters per hour. Converting this: $100 \text{ L/h} = 100 \times (1.6667 \times 10^{-5}) \text{ kL/min}$ $≈ 0.001667 \text{ kL/min}$

3. Industrial Water Processing:

   • An industrial water treatment plant might handle 25,000 liters per hour. Converting this: $25,000 \text{ L/h} = 25,000 \times (1.6667 \times 10^{-5}) \text{ kL/min}$ $≈ 0.4167 \text{ kL/min}$

These conversions allow for easy comparison and understanding of flow rates at different scales, from small household devices to large industrial systems.