In this article I will show you how to convert 1 gallons per second into litres per minute. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 1 galps to lpm. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Gallons per second to Litres per minute
A gallons per second is greater than a litres per minute. I know that a galps is greater than a lpm because of something called conversion factors.
Put very simply, a conversion factor is a number that can be used to change one set of units to another, by multiplying or dividing it. So when we need to convert 1 gallons per second into litres per minute, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for galps to lpm is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 1 galps to lpm by multiplying 272.7654 by the number of gallons per second we have, which is 1.
So, the answer to the question "what is 1 gallons per second in litres per minute?" is 272.7654 lpm.
Gallons per second to Litres per minute Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for galps to lpm:
| Gallons per second (galps) | Litres per minute (lpm) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 2.73 |
| 0.1 | 27.28 |
| 1 | 272.77 |
| 2 | 545.53 |
| 3 | 818.3 |
| 5 | 1363.83 |
| 10 | 2727.65 |
| 20 | 5455.31 |
| 50 | 13638.27 |
| 100 | 27276.54 |
| 1000 | 272765.4 |
Best Conversion Unit for 1 galps
Sometimes when you work with conversions from one unit to another, the numbers can get a little confusing. Especially when dealing with really large numbers.
I've also calculated what the best unit of measurement is for 1 galps.
To determine which unit is best, I decided to define that as being the unit of measurement which is as low as possible, without going below 1. Smaller numbers are more easily understood and can make it easier for you to understand the measurement.
The best unit of measurement I have found for 1 galps is gallons per second and the amount is 1 galps.