In this article I will show you how to convert 978 gallons per hour into litres per second. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 978 galph to lps. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Gallons per hour to Litres per second
A gallons per hour is smaller than a litres per second. I know that a galph is smaller than a lps 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 978 gallons per hour into litres per second, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for galph to lps is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 978 galph to lps by multiplying 0.0012628 by the number of gallons per hour we have, which is 978.
So, the answer to the question "what is 978 gallons per hour in litres per second?" is 1.2350184 lps.
Gallons per hour to Litres per second Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for galph to lps:
| Gallons per hour (galph) | Litres per second (lps) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0 |
| 0.1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 0.01 |
| 10 | 0.01 |
| 20 | 0.03 |
| 50 | 0.06 |
| 100 | 0.13 |
| 1000 | 1.26 |
Best Conversion Unit for 978 galph
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 978 galph.
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 978 galph is quarts per second and the amount is 1.0866666666667 qtps.