In this article I will show you how to convert 427 litres per minute into cups per second. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 427 lpm to cps. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Litres per minute to Cups per second
A litres per minute is smaller than a cups per second. I know that a lpm is smaller than a cps 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 427 litres per minute into cups per second, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for lpm to cps is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 427 lpm to cps by multiplying 0.058658499020066 by the number of litres per minute we have, which is 427.
So, the answer to the question "what is 427 litres per minute in cups per second?" is 25.047179081568 cps.
Litres per minute to Cups per second Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for lpm to cps:
| Litres per minute (lpm) | Cups per second (cps) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0 |
| 0.1 | 0.01 |
| 1 | 0.06 |
| 2 | 0.12 |
| 3 | 0.18 |
| 5 | 0.29 |
| 10 | 0.59 |
| 20 | 1.17 |
| 50 | 2.93 |
| 100 | 5.87 |
| 1000 | 58.66 |
Best Conversion Unit for 427 lpm
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 427 lpm.
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 427 lpm is gallons per second and the amount is 1.5654478170618 galps.