In this article I will show you how to convert 5 litres per minute into litres per hour. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 5 lpm to lph. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Litres per minute to Litres per hour
A litres per minute is greater than a litres per hour. I know that a lpm is greater than a lph 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 minute into litres per hour, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for lpm to lph is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 5 lpm to lph by multiplying 60.000000000001 by the number of litres per minute we have, which is 5.
So, the answer to the question "what is 5 litres per minute in litres per hour?" is 300 lph.
Litres per minute to Litres per hour Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for lpm to lph:
| Litres per minute (lpm) | Litres per hour (lph) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.6 |
| 0.1 | 6 |
| 1 | 60 |
| 2 | 120 |
| 3 | 180 |
| 5 | 300 |
| 10 | 600 |
| 20 | 1200 |
| 50 | 3000 |
| 100 | 6000 |
| 1000 | 60000 |
Best Conversion Unit for 5 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 5 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 5 lpm is fluid ounces per second and the amount is 2.8178380419407 fl-ozps.