| Litres per second (l/s) | Pints per second (pnt/s) |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 2.11337641875 |
| 2 | 4.2267528375 |
| 3 | 6.34012925625 |
| 4 | 8.453505675 |
| 5 | 10.56688209375 |
| 6 | 12.6802585125 |
| 7 | 14.79363493125 |
| 8 | 16.90701135 |
| 9 | 19.02038776875 |
| 10 | 21.1337641875 |
| 20 | 42.267528375 |
| 30 | 63.4012925625 |
| 40 | 84.53505675 |
| 50 | 105.6688209375 |
| 60 | 126.802585125 |
| 70 | 147.9363493125 |
| 80 | 169.0701135 |
| 90 | 190.2038776875 |
| 100 | 211.337641875 |
| 1000 | 2113.37641875 |
To convert litres per second to pints per second, we need to know the conversion factor between litres and pints. There are different types of pints used in different countries (e.g., the US liquid pint and the UK imperial pint), so let's look at both:
1 litre per second (L/s) * 2.11338 US pints per litre = 2.11338 US pints per second (pints/s).
1 litre per second (L/s) * 1.75975 UK pints per litre = 1.75975 UK pints per second (pints/s).
Here are some real-world scenarios for other quantities of litres per second:
Fire Hose Output: Fire hoses typically discharge water at a rate of around 100-200 litres per minute, which converts to approximately 1.67-3.33 litres per second.
Household Faucet: A typical household faucet might dispense water at a rate of about 6-15 litres per minute, or 0.1-0.25 litres per second.
Aquarium Water Pump: Small aquarium pumps might have a flow rate of around 10-50 litres per hour, which is approximately 0.00278-0.0139 litres per second.
River Flow Rates: Small rivers might have flow rates in the range of 1,000-10,000 litres per second, while larger rivers like the Amazon can have flow rates exceeding 200,000 litres per second.
Industrial Processes: Certain industrial processes might require large quantities of liquid to be moved quickly, with flow rates often in the range of hundreds to thousands of litres per second.
By understanding these examples, one can appreciate the wide range of applications and flow rates measured in litres per second.
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 Pints per second to other unit conversions.
Liters per second measures amount of fluid passes though a cross-sectional area. In short, it measures flow rate.
Flow rate can be calculated using following formula:
- Flow rate
- Volume (Liters)
- Time in seconds
- Cross-sectional area
- Distance the fluid traveled during the time
For more in-depth understanding of the flow rate read Flow Rate and Its Relation to Velocity from LibreTexts Physics website.
Pints per second (pt/s) is a unit of measurement that represents the volume flow rate of a fluid, in this case, liquid.
One pint (pt) is equivalent to approximately 568.26 milliliters (mL) or 473.176 cubic centimeters (cm³).
A flow rate of pints per second (pt/s) is essentially the amount of liquid that flows through a given point in one second. It's often used to express the volume of fluid being pumped, flowed, or leaked at a particular instant.
To put it into perspective:
Keep in mind that the use of pints per second as a unit is more common in everyday conversation or in applications where fluid handling is not strictly regulated, like plumbing or firefighting. In scientific and technical contexts, units like liters per minute (L/min), cubic meters per second (m³/s), or gallons per hour (gph) are often preferred for their precision and clarity.
Now you know what pints per second means!
| Convert 1 l/s to other units | Result |
|---|---|
| Litres per second to Cubic Millimeters per second (l/s to mm3/s) | 1000000 |
| Litres per second to Cubic Centimeters per second (l/s to cm3/s) | 1000 |
| Litres per second to Millilitres per second (l/s to ml/s) | 1000 |
| Litres per second to Centilitres per second (l/s to cl/s) | 100 |
| Litres per second to Decilitres per second (l/s to dl/s) | 10 |
| Litres per second to Litres per minute (l/s to l/min) | 60 |
| Litres per second to Litres per hour (l/s to l/h) | 3600 |
| Litres per second to Kilolitres per second (l/s to kl/s) | 0.001 |
| Litres per second to Kilolitres per minute (l/s to kl/min) | 0.06 |
| Litres per second to Kilolitres per hour (l/s to kl/h) | 3.6 |
| Litres per second to Cubic meters per second (l/s to m3/s) | 0.001 |
| Litres per second to Cubic meters per minute (l/s to m3/min) | 0.06 |
| Litres per second to Cubic meters per hour (l/s to m3/h) | 3.6 |
| Litres per second to Cubic kilometers per second (l/s to km3/s) | 1e-12 |
| Litres per second to Teaspoons per second (l/s to tsp/s) | 202.8841362 |
| Litres per second to Tablespoons per second (l/s to Tbs/s) | 67.6280454 |
| Litres per second to Cubic inches per second (l/s to in3/s) | 61.024025374023 |
| Litres per second to Cubic inches per minute (l/s to in3/min) | 3661.4415224414 |
| Litres per second to Cubic inches per hour (l/s to in3/h) | 219686.49134648 |
| Litres per second to Fluid Ounces per second (l/s to fl-oz/s) | 33.8140227 |
| Litres per second to Fluid Ounces per minute (l/s to fl-oz/min) | 2028.841362 |
| Litres per second to Fluid Ounces per hour (l/s to fl-oz/h) | 121730.48172 |
| Litres per second to Cups per second (l/s to cup/s) | 4.2267528375 |
| Litres per second to Pints per second (l/s to pnt/s) | 2.11337641875 |
| Litres per second to Pints per minute (l/s to pnt/min) | 126.802585125 |
| Litres per second to Pints per hour (l/s to pnt/h) | 7608.1551075 |
| Litres per second to Quarts per second (l/s to qt/s) | 1.056688209375 |
| Litres per second to Gallons per second (l/s to gal/s) | 0.2641720523438 |
| Litres per second to Gallons per minute (l/s to gal/min) | 15.850323140625 |
| Litres per second to Gallons per hour (l/s to gal/h) | 951.0193884375 |
| Litres per second to Cubic feet per second (l/s to ft3/s) | 0.03531468492103 |
| Litres per second to Cubic feet per minute (l/s to ft3/min) | 2.1188810952621 |
| Litres per second to Cubic feet per hour (l/s to ft3/h) | 127.13286571572 |
| Litres per second to Cubic yards per second (l/s to yd3/s) | 0.001307949370859 |
| Litres per second to Cubic yards per minute (l/s to yd3/min) | 0.07847696225152 |
| Litres per second to Cubic yards per hour (l/s to yd3/h) | 4.7086177350915 |