In this article I will show you how to convert 180 centilitres per second into litres per minute. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 180 clps to lpm. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Centilitres per second to Litres per minute
A centilitres per second is smaller than a litres per minute. I know that a clps is smaller 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 180 centilitres per second into litres per minute, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for clps to lpm is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 180 clps to lpm by multiplying 0.6
by the number of centilitres per second we have, which is 180.
So, the answer to the question "what is 180 centilitres per second in litres per minute?" is 108 lpm.
Centilitres per second to Litres per minute Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for clps to lpm:
Centilitres per second (clps) | Litres per minute (lpm) |
---|---|
0.01 | 0.01 |
0.1 | 0.06 |
1 | 0.6 |
2 | 1.2 |
3 | 1.8 |
5 | 3 |
10 | 6 |
20 | 12 |
50 | 30 |
100 | 60 |
1000 | 600 |
Best Conversion Unit for 180 clps
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 180 clps.
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 180 clps is quarts per second and the amount is 1.5837820715869 qtps.