Pounds per second to Tons per hour conversion

Pounds per second to Tons per hour conversion table

Pounds per second (lb/s)Tons per hour (mt/h)
00
11.6329312
23.2658624
34.8987936
46.5317248
58.164656
69.7975872
711.4305184
813.0634496
914.6963808
1016.329312
2032.658624
3048.987936
4065.317248
5081.64656
6097.975872
70114.305184
80130.634496
90146.963808
100163.29312
10001632.9312

How to convert pounds per second to tons per hour?

To convert pounds per second (lb/s) to tons per hour (ton/hr), you can follow these steps:

  1. First, recognize the relationships between the units:

    • 1 pound (lb) = 0.0005 tons (since 1 ton = 2000 lbs)
    • 1 hour = 3600 seconds
  2. To convert from pounds per second (lb/s) to tons per hour (ton/hr):

    • Multiply the mass flow rate in pounds per second by the number of seconds in an hour (3600 seconds/hr).
    • Then, convert the resulting pounds per hour to tons by dividing by 2000.

Let's go through the calculation:

1 lb/s * 3600 s/hr = 3600 lbs/hr

Now convert pounds per hour to tons per hour:

3600 lbs/hr * 0.0005 tons/lb = 1.8 tons/hr

Therefore, 1 pound per second is equivalent to 1.8 tons per hour.

Real-World Examples for Other Quantities of Pounds per Second

  1. 5 lb/s:

    • Multiply by 3600 to convert to pounds per hour: 5 lb/s * 3600 s/hr = 18,000 lbs/hr
    • Convert to tons per hour: 18,000 lbs/hr * 0.0005 tons/lb = 9 tons/hr
  2. 0.5 lb/s:

    • Multiply by 3600 to convert to pounds per hour: 0.5 lb/s * 3600 s/hr = 1800 lbs/hr
    • Convert to tons per hour: 1800 lbs/hr * 0.0005 tons/lb = 0.9 tons/hr
  3. 10 lb/s:

    • Multiply by 3600 to convert to pounds per hour: 10 lb/s * 3600 s/hr = 36,000 lbs/hr
    • Convert to tons per hour: 36,000 lbs/hr * 0.0005 tons/lb = 18 tons/hr

Contextual Examples

  • Industrial Conveyor Systems: In an industrial setting, conveyor belts transporting bulk materials like coal, grain, or raw ore might have a flow rate of, say, 2 lb/s. In this case: 2 lb/s * 3600 s/hr = 7200 lbs/hr 7200 lbs/hr * 0.0005 tons/lb = 3.6 tons/hr

  • Water Flow in Pumping Stations: If a large pump moves water with a flow rate of 100 lb/s: 100 lb/s * 3600 s/hr = 360,000 lbs/hr 360,000 lbs/hr * 0.0005 tons/lb = 180 tons/hr

Understanding these conversions can be crucial in sectors like agriculture, manufacturing, or any industry that deals with bulk material processing and transportation. The ability to convert between different units of flow rate helps in planning, logistics, and operations management.

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 second?

Pounds per second (lb/s or lbf/s) is a unit of mass flow rate. It measures the amount of weight (or mass) that flows through a given point in one second.

To put it simply, if something is moving at a certain speed and has a certain weight, then pounds per second would be equal to its weight divided by the time it takes for something with that weight to pass through a given point.

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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 second conversion table

Enter # of Pounds per second
Convert 1 lb/s to other unitsResult
Pounds per second to Kilograms per second (lb/s to kg/s)0.453592
Pounds per second to Kilograms per hour (lb/s to kg/h)1632.9312
Pounds per second to Tons per hour (lb/s to mt/h)1.6329312
Pounds per second to Pounds per hour (lb/s to lb/h)3600