Litres per minute to Gallons per hour conversion

How to convert litres per minute to gallons per hour?

Sure, to convert from Litres per minute (L/min) to Gallons per hour (GPH), you'll need to know the conversion factors between litres and gallons, and between minutes and hours.

1 Litre ≈ 0.264172 Gallons (US liquid) 1 minute = 1/60 hours

Let's do the conversion for 1 Litre per minute:

1 L/min * 0.264172 Gallons/Litre * 60 minutes/hour = 15.85032 Gallons per hour

So, 1 Litre per minute is approximately 15.85 Gallons per hour.

Now, let's consider some other quantities of Litres per minute (L/min) and convert them to Gallons per hour (GPH):

1. 5 L/min: $5 \, \text{L/min} \times 0.264172 \, \text{Gallons/Litre} \times 60 \, \text{minutes/hour} = 79.2516 \, \text{GPH}$ So, 5 L/min is approximately 79.25 GPH.

2. 10 L/min: $10 \, \text{L/min} \times 0.264172 \, \text{Gallons/Litre} \times 60 \, \text{minutes/hour} = 158.5032 \, \text{GPH}$ So, 10 L/min is approximately 158.50 GPH.

3. 20 L/min: $20 \, \text{L/min} \times 0.264172 \, \text{Gallons/Litre} \times 60 \, \text{minutes/hour} = 317.0064 \, \text{GPH}$ So, 20 L/min is approximately 317.01 GPH.

Real-world examples:

1. Aquarium Pumps: Aquarium water pumps often have flow rates specified in L/min. For example, an aquarium pump with a flow rate of 10 L/min would be approximately 158.50 GPH, which is useful to know for maintaining adequate water circulation and filtration.

2. Irrigation Systems: Drip irrigation systems for gardens may use flow rates in L/min. If an irrigation system needs to deliver water at a rate of 20 L/min, it would be providing approximately 317.01 GPH, useful for farmers and gardeners to ensure proper watering.

3. Hydraulic Systems: Hydraulic pumps in industrial settings might be rated in L/min. For instance, a hydraulic pump operating at 50 L/min is roughly equivalent to 792.516 GPH, important for calculating the fluid dynamics in hydraulic circuits.

By converting these flow rates, you can better understand and design systems involving fluid transfer, whether it’s for small-scale projects like aquariums or larger-scale applications such as irrigation and industrial machinery.