In this article I will show you how to convert 18 cubic feet per minute into litres per second. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 18 ft³pm to lps. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Cubic feet per minute to Litres per second
A cubic feet per minute is smaller than a litres per second. I know that a ft³pm is smaller than a lps 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 18 cubic feet per minute into litres per second, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for ft³pm to lps is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 18 ft³pm to lps by multiplying 0.471947 by the number of cubic feet per minute we have, which is 18.
So, the answer to the question "what is 18 cubic feet per minute in litres per second?" is 8.495046 lps.
Cubic feet per minute to Litres per second Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for ft³pm to lps:
| Cubic feet per minute (ft³pm) | Litres per second (lps) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0 |
| 0.1 | 0.05 |
| 1 | 0.47 |
| 2 | 0.94 |
| 3 | 1.42 |
| 5 | 2.36 |
| 10 | 4.72 |
| 20 | 9.44 |
| 50 | 23.6 |
| 100 | 47.19 |
| 1000 | 471.95 |
Best Conversion Unit for 18 ft³pm
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 18 ft³pm.
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 18 ft³pm is gallons per second and the amount is 1.8686488828862 galps.