Tablespoons per second to Cubic feet per minute conversion

How to convert tablespoons per second to cubic feet per minute?

To convert from tablespoons per second to cubic feet per minute (cfm), you'll need to follow these steps:

1. Convert tablespoons to cubic feet.
2. Convert seconds to minutes.

Step 1: Tablespoons to Cubic Feet

1 tablespoon (US) = 0.00052219 cubic feet.

Step 2: Seconds to Minutes

There are 60 seconds in a minute.

Now we can combine these conversions:

$1 \text{ tablespoon/second} \times 0.00052219 \text{ cubic feet/table} = 0.00052219 \text{ cubic feet/second}$

To convert cubic feet per second (cfs) to cubic feet per minute (cfm):

$0.00052219 \text{ cubic feet/second} \times 60 \text{ seconds/minute} = 0.0313314 \text{ cubic feet/minute}$

So, 1 tablespoon per second is approximately equal to 0.0313 cubic feet per minute.

Real World Examples for Other Quantities of Tablespoons per Second

1. 0.5 Tablespoons per second:

$0.5 \text{ tablespoons/second} \times 0.0313 = 0.0157 \text{ cubic feet/minute}$

2. 2 Tablespoons per second:

$2 \text{ tablespoons/second} \times 0.0313 = 0.0626 \text{ cubic feet/minute}$

3. 10 Tablespoons per second:

$10 \text{ tablespoons/second} \times 0.0313 = 0.313 \text{ cubic feet/minute}$

4. 100 Tablespoons per second:

$100 \text{ tablespoons/second} \times 0.0313 = 3.13 \text{ cubic feet/minute}$

Real-World Contexts

1. 0.5 Tablespoons per second (0.0157 cfm): A small, steady drip from a faucet.
2. 2 Tablespoons per second (0.0626 cfm): Comparable to a moderate leak in a pipe.
3. 10 Tablespoons per second (0.313 cfm): Could represent the flow rate of a small garden hose.
4. 100 Tablespoons per second (3.13 cfm): Similar to the flow rate from a large household water fixture or a small pump.

These conversions offer a good sense of scale for the flow rates involved and provide context that can be useful in practical applications like plumbing, gardening, and fluid dynamics analyses.