In this article I will show you how to convert 173 gallons per second into pints per minute. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 173 galps to ppm. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Gallons per second to Pints per minute
A gallons per second is greater than a pints per minute. I know that a galps is greater than a ppm 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 173 gallons per second into pints per minute, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for galps to ppm is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 173 galps to ppm by multiplying 480.0000422341
by the number of gallons per second we have, which is 173.
So, the answer to the question "what is 173 gallons per second in pints per minute?" is 83040.007306499 ppm.
Gallons per second to Pints per minute Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for galps to ppm:
Gallons per second (galps) | Pints per minute (ppm) |
---|---|
0.01 | 4.8 |
0.1 | 48 |
1 | 480 |
2 | 960 |
3 | 1440 |
5 | 2400 |
10 | 4800 |
20 | 9600 |
50 | 24000 |
100 | 48000 |
1000 | 480000.04 |
Best Conversion Unit for 173 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 173 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 173 galps is cubic yards per second and the amount is 1.0286684018808 yd³ps.