Pints per second to Fluid Ounces per second conversion

Pints per second to Fluid Ounces per second conversion table

Pints per second (pnt/s)Fluid Ounces per second (fl-oz/s)
00
116
232
348
464
580
696
7112
8128
9144
10160
20320
30480
40640
50800
60960
701120
801280
901440
1001600
100016000

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Conversion from Pints per Second to Fluid Ounces per Second

First, understand that in the US customary system:

  • 1 pint = 16 fluid ounces

So to convert pints per second (pts/s) to fluid ounces per second (fl oz/s): 1 pt/s×16 fl oz/pt=16 fl oz/s 1 \text{ pt/s} \times 16 \text{ fl oz/pt} = 16 \text{ fl oz/s}

Therefore, 1 pint per second is 16 fluid ounces per second.

Real-World Examples

  1. Kitchen Faucet:

    • A typical kitchen faucet has a flow rate of about 2.2 gallons per minute.
    • Convert this to pints per second:
      • 1 gallon = 8 pints
      • 2.2 gallons per minute = 2.2 × 8 = 17.6 pints per minute
      • Convert minutes to seconds: 17.6 pints/min ÷ 60 = approximately 0.293 pints/second
      • Conversion to fluid ounces per second: 0.293 × 16 = roughly 4.688 fluid ounces per second.
  2. Garden Hose:

    • A typical garden hose might have a flow rate of around 9 gallons per minute.
    • Convert this to pints per second:
      • 9 gallons per minute = 9 × 8 = 72 pints per minute
      • Convert minutes to seconds: 72 pints/min ÷ 60 = 1.2 pints/second
      • Conversion to fluid ounces per second: 1.2 × 16 = 19.2 fluid ounces per second.
  3. Waterfall:

    • A small artificial waterfall might have a flow rate of 10 pints per second.
    • Conversion to fluid ounces per second:
      • 10 pints/second = 10 × 16 = 160 fluid ounces per second.

Additional Conversions

If you encounter different flow rates in pints per second, you can use the same conversion factor: Flow rate in pints/second×16=Flow rate in fluid ounces/second \text{Flow rate in pints/second} \times 16 = \text{Flow rate in fluid ounces/second}

Here are a few more examples:

  • 0.5 pts/s:
    • 0.5 pts/s×16=8 fl oz/s0.5 \text{ pts/s} \times 16 = 8 \text{ fl oz/s}
  • 2 pts/s:
    • 2 pts/s×16=32 fl oz/s2 \text{ pts/s} \times 16 = 32 \text{ fl oz/s}
  • 5 pts/s:
    • 5 pts/s×16=80 fl oz/s5 \text{ pts/s} \times 16 = 80 \text{ fl oz/s}

Understanding these conversions helps in various applications such as cooking, gardening, and plumbing, where knowing the flow rate in a familiar unit can give better insight into how much liquid is being dispensed.

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 Fluid Ounces per second to other unit conversions.

What is pints per second?

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:

  • A typical faucet might have a flow rate of around 2-4 pints per minute (pt/min), which is equivalent to about 0.03-0.07 pints per second (pt/s).
  • A firehose might have a flow rate of around 100-200 gpm (gallons per minute), which translates to approximately 1.67-3.33 pints per second (pt/s).

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!

What is fluid ounces per second?

Fluid ounces per second (fl oz/s) is a unit of measurement that represents the flow rate of a liquid. It's a measure of how much liquid is flowing through a given area in one second.

To break it down:

  • Fluid ounce (fl oz) is a unit of volume, equivalent to about 29.6 milliliters.
  • Per second (s) indicates the time period over which the flow rate is being measured.

So, fluid ounces per second is a measure of how fast a liquid is flowing through a specific area or pipe. It's often used in applications such as:

  • Measuring the flow rate of a beverage from a fountain or dispenser
  • Monitoring the output of a pump or other fluid-handling system
  • Calculating the volume of liquid consumed or dispensed over time

It's worth noting that fl oz/s is not a commonly used unit of measurement in scientific or engineering applications, where more standardized units like liters per second (L/s) or cubic meters per hour (m³/h) are often preferred.

Complete Pints per second conversion table

Enter # of Pints per second
Convert 1 pnt/s to other unitsResult
Pints per second to Cubic Millimeters per second (pnt/s to mm3/s)473176.47302579
Pints per second to Cubic Centimeters per second (pnt/s to cm3/s)473.17647302579
Pints per second to Millilitres per second (pnt/s to ml/s)473.17647302579
Pints per second to Centilitres per second (pnt/s to cl/s)47.317647302579
Pints per second to Decilitres per second (pnt/s to dl/s)4.7317647302579
Pints per second to Litres per second (pnt/s to l/s)0.4731764730258
Pints per second to Litres per minute (pnt/s to l/min)28.390588381547
Pints per second to Litres per hour (pnt/s to l/h)1703.4353028928
Pints per second to Kilolitres per second (pnt/s to kl/s)0.0004731764730258
Pints per second to Kilolitres per minute (pnt/s to kl/min)0.02839058838155
Pints per second to Kilolitres per hour (pnt/s to kl/h)1.7034353028928
Pints per second to Cubic meters per second (pnt/s to m3/s)0.0004731764730258
Pints per second to Cubic meters per minute (pnt/s to m3/min)0.02839058838155
Pints per second to Cubic meters per hour (pnt/s to m3/h)1.7034353028928
Pints per second to Cubic kilometers per second (pnt/s to km3/s)4.7317647302579e-13
Pints per second to Teaspoons per second (pnt/s to tsp/s)96
Pints per second to Tablespoons per second (pnt/s to Tbs/s)32
Pints per second to Cubic inches per second (pnt/s to in3/s)28.875133096317
Pints per second to Cubic inches per minute (pnt/s to in3/min)1732.507985779
Pints per second to Cubic inches per hour (pnt/s to in3/h)103950.47914674
Pints per second to Fluid Ounces per second (pnt/s to fl-oz/s)16
Pints per second to Fluid Ounces per minute (pnt/s to fl-oz/min)960
Pints per second to Fluid Ounces per hour (pnt/s to fl-oz/h)57600
Pints per second to Cups per second (pnt/s to cup/s)2
Pints per second to Pints per minute (pnt/s to pnt/min)60
Pints per second to Pints per hour (pnt/s to pnt/h)3600
Pints per second to Quarts per second (pnt/s to qt/s)0.5
Pints per second to Gallons per second (pnt/s to gal/s)0.125
Pints per second to Gallons per minute (pnt/s to gal/min)7.5
Pints per second to Gallons per hour (pnt/s to gal/h)450
Pints per second to Cubic feet per second (pnt/s to ft3/s)0.01671007805695
Pints per second to Cubic feet per minute (pnt/s to ft3/min)1.0026046834171
Pints per second to Cubic feet per hour (pnt/s to ft3/h)60.156281005028
Pints per second to Cubic yards per second (pnt/s to yd3/s)0.0006188908701992
Pints per second to Cubic yards per minute (pnt/s to yd3/min)0.03713345221195
Pints per second to Cubic yards per hour (pnt/s to yd3/h)2.2280071327173

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