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Tons per hour to Pounds per hour conversion

Tons per hour to Pounds per hour conversion table

Tons per hour (mt/h)	Pounds per hour (lb/h)
0	0
1	2204.6244201838
2	4409.2488403676
3	6613.8732605513
4	8818.4976807351
5	11023.122100919
6	13227.746521103
7	15432.370941286
8	17636.99536147
9	19841.619781654
10	22046.244201838
20	44092.488403676
30	66138.732605513
40	88184.976807351
50	110231.22100919
60	132277.46521103
70	154323.70941286
80	176369.9536147
90	198416.19781654
100	220462.44201838
1000	2204624.4201838

How to convert tons per hour to pounds per hour?

To convert from tons per hour to pounds per hour, you'll need to know the conversion factor between tons and pounds. In the United States, 1 ton (also known as a short ton) is equal to 2,000 pounds. Therefore, to convert tons per hour to pounds per hour, you can use the following formula:

$\text{Pounds per hour} = \text{Tons per hour} \times 2000$

So, if you have 1 ton per hour:

$1 \text{ ton per hour} \times 2000 \text{ pounds per ton} = 2000 \text{ pounds per hour}$

Here are some real-world examples for other quantities of tons per hour:

5 Tons per Hour: $5 \text{ tons per hour} \times 2000 \text{ pounds per ton} = 10,000 \text{ pounds per hour}$
10 Tons per Hour: $10 \text{ tons per hour} \times 2000 \text{ pounds per ton} = 20,000 \text{ pounds per hour}$
15 Tons per Hour: $15 \text{ tons per hour} \times 2000 \text{ pounds per ton} = 30,000 \text{ pounds per hour}$
20 Tons per Hour: $20 \text{ tons per hour} \times 2000 \text{ pounds per ton} = 40,000 \text{ pounds per hour}$

Real-World Examples

Mining Operations:
- Material Handling: A mining conveyor system might be rated at 50 tons per hour, meaning it can move 100,000 pounds of ore every hour.
Food Processing:
- Grain Processing: A grain elevator might process 25 tons of grain per hour, translating to 50,000 pounds per hour.
Waste Management:
- Recycling Plant: A recycling facility might have a capacity of 10 tons of plastic per hour, equating to 20,000 pounds per hour.
Construction:
- Asphalt Production: An asphalt plant might produce 30 tons of asphalt mix per hour, which is equivalent to 60,000 pounds per hour.
Manufacturing:
- Steel Production: A small steel mill might produce 100 tons of steel per hour, which converts to 200,000 pounds per hour.

These conversions allow industries to estimate and measure their capacities, efficiencies, and material flow rates, ensuring smooth operation and logistics 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 Pounds per hour to other unit conversions.

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!

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.

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Complete Tons per hour conversion table

Enter # of Tons per hour

Convert 1 mt/h to other units	Result
Tons per hour to Kilograms per second (mt/h to kg/s)	0.2777777777778
Tons per hour to Kilograms per hour (mt/h to kg/h)	1000
Tons per hour to Pounds per second (mt/h to lb/s)	0.6123956722733
Tons per hour to Pounds per hour (mt/h to lb/h)	2204.6244201838

Tons per hour to Pounds per hour conversion