Quarts per second to Litres per minute conversion

Quarts per second to Litres per minute conversion table

Quarts per second (qt/s)Litres per minute (l/min)
00
156.781176763095
2113.56235352619
3170.34353028928
4227.12470705238
5283.90588381547
6340.68706057857
7397.46823734166
8454.24941410476
9511.03059086785
10567.81176763095
201135.6235352619
301703.4353028928
402271.2470705238
502839.0588381547
603406.8706057857
703974.6823734166
804542.4941410476
905110.3059086785
1005678.1176763095
100056781.176763095

How to convert quarts per second to litres per minute?

Certainly! To convert from quarts per second to liters per minute, we need to understand the relationship between these units.

1 quart (liquid) (U.S.) is equivalent to approximately 0.946353 liters. There are 60 seconds in a minute.

So, if you have a volume flow rate in quarts per second (qt/s), you can convert it to liters per minute (L/min) by following these steps:

  1. Convert quarts to liters.
  2. Convert the flow rate from per second to per minute.

Here’s the step-by-step conversion:

  1. Convert quarts to liters: 1 quart = 0.946353 liters

  2. Convert quarts per second to liters per minute: 1 qt/s = 0.946353 L/s Since there are 60 seconds in a minute: 0.946353 L/s * 60 s/min = 56.78118 L/min

So, 1 quart per second is equivalent to approximately 56.78118 liters per minute.

Real-world Examples of Different Flow Rates in Quarts per Second

  1. Filling a Bathtub:

    • A typical bathtub holds about 80 quarts of water.
    • If the water flow rate is 1 quart per second (1 qt/s), it would take about 80 seconds to fill the bathtub.
    • In liters per minute, this would be approximately 56.78118 L/min.
  2. Garden Hose:

    • A standard garden hose might flow at 0.5 qt/s.
    • Converting 0.5 qt/s to liters per minute: 0.5 qt/s * 0.946353 L/qt * 60 s/min = 28.39059 L/min.
  3. Fire Hydrant:

    • Fire hydrants can have flow rates around 6 quarts per second.
    • Converting 6 qt/s to liters per minute: 6 qt/s * 0.946353 L/qt * 60 s/min = 340.68708 L/min.
  4. Industrial Water Pump:

    • Some heavy-duty water pumps used in construction might have a flow rate of about 10 quarts per second.
    • Converting 10 qt/s to liters per minute: 10 qt/s * 0.946353 L/qt * 60 s/min = 567.8118 L/min.

These examples demonstrate how quarts per second can be used to describe different types of flow rates in practical scenarios, and the importance of converting to a more universally understood unit like liters per minute for better comprehension and application.

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 Litres per minute to other unit conversions.

What is quarts per second?

A unit of measurement!

Quarts per second (q/s) is a unit of flow rate, which measures the volume of fluid (such as water or liquid) that passes through a given area in one second.

In the United States customary system (USCS), there are 57.75 cubic inches (in³) in a quart. So, to calculate quarts per second, we can use the following conversion:

1 quart = 57.75 cubic inches 1 second = 1 second

Therefore,

1 quart per second = 57.75 cubic inches per second

Quarts per second is often used as a unit of measurement for fluids in applications such as:

  • Water treatment and filtration systems
  • Chemical processing and manufacturing
  • Laboratory experiments and research
  • Hydraulics and pneumatics (the study of fluid mechanics)

It's worth noting that quarts per second is not a commonly used unit in the International System of Units (SI), which prefers units like cubic meters per second (m³/s) or liters per minute (L/min). However, it may still be encountered in certain contexts where USCS units are preferred.

What is Liters per minute?

Liters per minute measures amount of fluid passes though a cross-sectional area. In short, it measures flow rate.

Flow rate can be calculated using following formula. Please note that tt is in minutes and QQ's unit of measure is liters/minute

Q=Vt=AdtQ = \frac{V}{t} = \frac{A*d}{t}

QQ - Flow rate
VV - Volume (Liters)
tt - Time in minutes AA - Cross-sectional area
dd - Distance the fluid traveled during the time tt

For more in-depth understanding of the flow rate read Flow Rate and Its Relation to Velocity from LibreTexts Physics website.

Complete Quarts per second conversion table

Enter # of Quarts per second
Convert 1 qt/s to other unitsResult
Quarts per second to Cubic Millimeters per second (qt/s to mm3/s)946352.94605158
Quarts per second to Cubic Centimeters per second (qt/s to cm3/s)946.35294605158
Quarts per second to Millilitres per second (qt/s to ml/s)946.35294605158
Quarts per second to Centilitres per second (qt/s to cl/s)94.635294605158
Quarts per second to Decilitres per second (qt/s to dl/s)9.4635294605158
Quarts per second to Litres per second (qt/s to l/s)0.9463529460516
Quarts per second to Litres per minute (qt/s to l/min)56.781176763095
Quarts per second to Litres per hour (qt/s to l/h)3406.8706057857
Quarts per second to Kilolitres per second (qt/s to kl/s)0.0009463529460516
Quarts per second to Kilolitres per minute (qt/s to kl/min)0.05678117676309
Quarts per second to Kilolitres per hour (qt/s to kl/h)3.4068706057857
Quarts per second to Cubic meters per second (qt/s to m3/s)0.0009463529460516
Quarts per second to Cubic meters per minute (qt/s to m3/min)0.05678117676309
Quarts per second to Cubic meters per hour (qt/s to m3/h)3.4068706057857
Quarts per second to Cubic kilometers per second (qt/s to km3/s)9.4635294605158e-13
Quarts per second to Teaspoons per second (qt/s to tsp/s)192
Quarts per second to Tablespoons per second (qt/s to Tbs/s)64
Quarts per second to Cubic inches per second (qt/s to in3/s)57.750266192633
Quarts per second to Cubic inches per minute (qt/s to in3/min)3465.015971558
Quarts per second to Cubic inches per hour (qt/s to in3/h)207900.95829348
Quarts per second to Fluid Ounces per second (qt/s to fl-oz/s)32
Quarts per second to Fluid Ounces per minute (qt/s to fl-oz/min)1920
Quarts per second to Fluid Ounces per hour (qt/s to fl-oz/h)115200
Quarts per second to Cups per second (qt/s to cup/s)4
Quarts per second to Pints per second (qt/s to pnt/s)2
Quarts per second to Pints per minute (qt/s to pnt/min)120
Quarts per second to Pints per hour (qt/s to pnt/h)7200
Quarts per second to Gallons per second (qt/s to gal/s)0.25
Quarts per second to Gallons per minute (qt/s to gal/min)15
Quarts per second to Gallons per hour (qt/s to gal/h)900
Quarts per second to Cubic feet per second (qt/s to ft3/s)0.0334201561139
Quarts per second to Cubic feet per minute (qt/s to ft3/min)2.0052093668343
Quarts per second to Cubic feet per hour (qt/s to ft3/h)120.31256201006
Quarts per second to Cubic yards per second (qt/s to yd3/s)0.001237781740398
Quarts per second to Cubic yards per minute (qt/s to yd3/min)0.07426690442391
Quarts per second to Cubic yards per hour (qt/s to yd3/h)4.4560142654346

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