In this article I will show you how to convert 490 centilitres per second into cubic feet per minute. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 490 clps to ft³pm. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Centilitres per second to Cubic feet per minute
A centilitres per second is smaller than a cubic feet per minute. I know that a clps is smaller than a ft³pm 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 490 centilitres per second into cubic feet per minute, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for clps to ft³pm is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 490 clps to ft³pm by multiplying 0.021188819931052
by the number of centilitres per second we have, which is 490.
So, the answer to the question "what is 490 centilitres per second in cubic feet per minute?" is 10.382521766215 ft³pm.
Centilitres per second to Cubic feet per minute Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for clps to ft³pm:
Centilitres per second (clps) | Cubic feet per minute (ft³pm) |
---|---|
0.01 | 0 |
0.1 | 0 |
1 | 0.02 |
2 | 0.04 |
3 | 0.06 |
5 | 0.11 |
10 | 0.21 |
20 | 0.42 |
50 | 1.06 |
100 | 2.12 |
1000 | 21.19 |
Best Conversion Unit for 490 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 490 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 490 clps is gallons per second and the amount is 1.0778493166655 galps.