In this article I will show you how to convert 490 cubic feet per minute into cubic meters per second. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 490 ft³pm to m³ps. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Cubic feet per minute to Cubic meters per second
A cubic feet per minute is smaller than a cubic meters per second. I know that a ft³pm is smaller than a m³ps 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 cubic feet per minute into cubic meters per second, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for ft³pm to m³ps is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 490 ft³pm to m³ps by multiplying 0.000471947
by the number of cubic feet per minute we have, which is 490.
So, the answer to the question "what is 490 cubic feet per minute in cubic meters per second?" is 0.23125403 m³ps.
Cubic feet per minute to Cubic meters per second Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for ft³pm to m³ps:
Cubic feet per minute (ft³pm) | Cubic meters per second (m³ps) |
---|---|
0.01 | 0 |
0.1 | 0 |
1 | 0 |
2 | 0 |
3 | 0 |
5 | 0 |
10 | 0 |
20 | 0.01 |
50 | 0.02 |
100 | 0.05 |
1000 | 0.47 |
Best Conversion Unit for 490 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 490 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 490 ft³pm is cubic feet per second and the amount is 8.1666724347384 ft³ps.