In this article I will show you how to convert 57 litres per minute into decilitres per second. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 57 lpm to dlps. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Litres per minute to Decilitres per second
A litres per minute is smaller than a decilitres per second. I know that a lpm is smaller than a dlps 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 57 litres per minute into decilitres per second, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for lpm to dlps is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 57 lpm to dlps by multiplying 0.16666666666667 by the number of litres per minute we have, which is 57.
So, the answer to the question "what is 57 litres per minute in decilitres per second?" is 9.5 dlps.
Litres per minute to Decilitres per second Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for lpm to dlps:
| Litres per minute (lpm) | Decilitres per second (dlps) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0 |
| 0.1 | 0.02 |
| 1 | 0.17 |
| 2 | 0.33 |
| 3 | 0.5 |
| 5 | 0.83 |
| 10 | 1.67 |
| 20 | 3.33 |
| 50 | 8.33 |
| 100 | 16.67 |
| 1000 | 166.67 |
Best Conversion Unit for 57 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 57 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 57 lpm is pints per second and the amount is 1.6717670749769 pps.