In this article I will show you how to convert 5 litres per hour into gallons per second. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 5 lph to galps. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Litres per hour to Gallons per second
A litres per hour is smaller than a gallons per second. I know that a lph is smaller than a galps 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 5 litres per hour into gallons per second, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for lph to galps is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 5 lph to galps by multiplying 6.1102568971969E-5 by the number of litres per hour we have, which is 5.
So, the answer to the question "what is 5 litres per hour in gallons per second?" is 0.00030551284485984 galps.
Litres per hour to Gallons per second Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for lph to galps:
| Litres per hour (lph) | Gallons per second (galps) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0 |
| 0.1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 |
| 20 | 0 |
| 50 | 0 |
| 100 | 0.01 |
| 1000 | 0.06 |
Best Conversion Unit for 5 lph
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 5 lph.
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 5 lph is gallons per hour and the amount is 1.0998486608243 galph.