In this article I will show you how to convert 873 litres per minute into cubic feet per second. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 873 lpm to ft³ps. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Litres per minute to Cubic feet per second
A litres per minute is smaller than a cubic feet per second. I know that a lpm is smaller than a ft³ps 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 873 litres per minute into cubic feet per second, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for lpm to ft³ps is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 873 lpm to ft³ps by multiplying 0.00058857874712775
by the number of litres per minute we have, which is 873.
So, the answer to the question "what is 873 litres per minute in cubic feet per second?" is 0.51382924624251 ft³ps.
Litres per minute to Cubic feet per second Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for lpm to ft³ps:
Litres per minute (lpm) | Cubic feet per second (ft³ps) |
---|---|
0.01 | 0 |
0.1 | 0 |
1 | 0 |
2 | 0 |
3 | 0 |
5 | 0 |
10 | 0.01 |
20 | 0.01 |
50 | 0.03 |
100 | 0.06 |
1000 | 0.59 |
Best Conversion Unit for 873 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 873 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 873 lpm is cubic yards per minute and the amount is 1.1418391850957 yd³pm.