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Pounds per hour to Tons per hour conversion

Pounds per hour to Tons per hour conversion table

Pounds per hour (lb/h)	Tons per hour (mt/h)
0	0
1	0.000453592
2	0.000907184
3	0.001360776
4	0.001814368
5	0.00226796
6	0.002721552
7	0.003175144
8	0.003628736
9	0.004082328
10	0.00453592
20	0.00907184
30	0.01360776
40	0.01814368
50	0.0226796
60	0.02721552
70	0.03175144
80	0.03628736
90	0.04082328
100	0.0453592
1000	0.453592

How to convert pounds per hour to tons per hour?

To convert pounds per hour (lb/hr) to tons per hour (tons/hr), you need to know the conversion factor between pounds and tons. There are 2,000 pounds in one ton. Thus, the conversion formula from pounds to tons is:

$\text{Tons per hour (tons/hr)} = \frac{\text{Pounds per hour (lb/hr)}}{2000}.$

Let's apply this formula to convert 1 pound per hour:

$1 \, \text{lb/hr} = \frac{1}{2000} \, \text{tons/hr} = 0.0005 \, \text{tons/hr}.$

Real-World Examples for Other Quantities

10 Pounds per hour to Tons per hour $10 \, \text{lb/hr} = \frac{10}{2000} \, \text{tons/hr} = 0.005 \, \text{tons/hr}.$
100 Pounds per hour to Tons per hour $100 \, \text{lb/hr} = \frac{100}{2000} \, \text{tons/hr} = 0.05 \, \text{tons/hr}.$
500 Pounds per hour to Tons per hour $500 \, \text{lb/hr} = \frac{500}{2000} \, \text{tons/hr} = 0.25 \, \text{tons/hr}.$
1,000 Pounds per hour to Tons per hour $1,000 \, \text{lb/hr} = \frac{1,000}{2000} \, \text{tons/hr} = 0.5 \, \text{tons/hr}.$

Real-World Applications of these Conversions

Industrial Machines: An industrial machine might be rated at processing 500 pounds of material per hour.
- Converted to tons/hr: $500 \, \text{lb/hr} = 0.25 \, \text{tons/hr}$ .
Packaging Plant: A packaging plant might handle 1,000 pounds of product per hour.
- Converted to tons/hr: $1,000 \, \text{lb/hr} = 0.5 \, \text{tons/hr}$ .
Cargo Handling at a Port: A cargo handling operation might move 10,000 pounds of goods per hour.
- Converted to tons/hr: $10,000 \, \text{lb/hr} = 5 \, \text{tons/hr}$ .
Feed Mills: A feed mill might produce 100 pounds of feed per hour.
- Converted to tons/hr: $100 \, \text{lb/hr} = 0.05 \, \text{tons/hr}$ .

By understanding these conversions, you can better conceptualize and utilize mass flow rates in various industrial and commercial applications.

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 Tons per hour to other unit conversions.

What is pounds per hour?

Pounds per hour (lb/h or lb/hr) is a unit of measurement for mass flow rate. It represents the amount of weight that flows through a system, process, or pipe over a period of one hour.

In simpler terms, if something weighs 1 pound and it passes through a point in one hour, the mass flow rate is 1 pound per hour (lb/h).

Pounds per hour is often used to measure the flow rate of substances like:

Airflow (air handling systems)
Gas flows (industrial processes)
Liquid flows (pumping systems)
Materials handling (e.g., conveyor belt systems)

For example, if a factory has an air blower that moves 100 pounds per hour of air through a system, that's the mass flow rate being measured.

Does this help?

What is tons per hour?

"Tons per hour" (TPH) is a unit of measurement that represents the rate at which something is being transported, processed, or handled in terms of weight. It's commonly used to express the capacity or throughput of various systems and processes.

In general, 1 ton is equivalent to 2,000 pounds (or about 907 kilograms). So, when we say "tons per hour," it means that a certain quantity of something weighs 2,000 pounds, and this amount is being processed or transported at a rate of once every 60 minutes.

Here are some examples of how TPH might be used:

Crushing or grinding: A rock crusher might have a capacity of 100 tons per hour (TPH), meaning it can process 2,000 pounds of rocks every minute.
Loading and unloading: A loader truck at a construction site might move 200 tons per hour, indicating that the vehicle is loading or unloading 400,000 pounds of material every minute.
Material handling: A conveyor belt system might have a capacity of 150 TPH, which means it can transport 300,000 pounds of goods (or materials) every hour.

Now you know what tons per hour means!

Complete Pounds per hour conversion table

Enter # of Pounds per hour

Convert 1 lb/h to other units	Result
Pounds per hour to Kilograms per second (lb/h to kg/s)	0.0001259977777778
Pounds per hour to Kilograms per hour (lb/h to kg/h)	0.453592
Pounds per hour to Tons per hour (lb/h to mt/h)	0.000453592
Pounds per hour to Pounds per second (lb/h to lb/s)	0.0002777777777778

Pounds per hour to Tons per hour conversion