Flow Rate Converter
Interconvert among various volumetric flow rate units like cubic meters per second (m³/s), liters per minute (L/min), US gallons per hour (gal/h), and cubic feet per minute (ft³/min). Applicable for industrial and engineering use.
Result
m³/min
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Conversion Formula
1 m³/s 1.000000 × 60 → 60.000000 m³/min
About Flow Rate
Flow rate is the volume of fluid flowing through a surface in unit time. It is a common measurement in industrial process, fluid dynamics, HVAC, and water treatment.
- Cubic meter per second (m³/s) – SI unit of volumetric flow.
- Liter per minute (L/min) – Laboratory measurements and water flow are common.
- Cubic foot per minute (ft³/min) – Air systems and HVAC are common.
- US gallon per minute (gal/min) – Irrigation and plumbing are common.
- Milliliter per second (mL/s) – Suitable for small-scale dosing with high precision.
- UK gallon per hour (gal(UK)/h) – British engineering practice.
Flow Rate Units
Flow rate measures the volume of fluid passing through a surface or point per unit time and is significant in fields such as fluid mechanics, engineering, and environmental science.
The SI units are Cubic meter per second (m³/s), Cubic meter per minute (m³/min), and Cubic meter per hour (m³/h), which are used in large scale flow rate measurements such as river discharge or pipeline flow in industries.
For smaller volumes or lab settings, flow units like Liter per second (L/s), Liter per minute (L/min), and Liter per hour (L/h) are more suitable and hence used.
Even smaller flow rates are measured in Milliliter per second (mL/s), Milliliter per minute (mL/min), and Milliliter per hour (mL/h), and these are generally used for medical equipment and precision dosing systems.
In imperial nations, flow is measured in the units of Cubic inch per second (in³/s), Cubic inch per minute (in³/min), and Cubic inch per hour (in³/h).
Large quantities in environmental or industrial use are commonly measured in Cubic foot per second (ft³/s), Cubic foot per minute (ft³/min), and Cubic foot per hour (ft³/h).
For liquid volumes, and especially in the US, US gallon per second (gal/s), US gallon per minute (gal/min), and US gallon per hour (gal/h) are common units.
Similarly, in the UK and other Commonwealth countries, UK gallon per second (gal(UK)/s), UK gallon per minute (gal(UK)/min), and UK gallon per hour (gal(UK)/h) are used.
Together, these units form a comprehensive system for expressing flow rates on a variety of scales and applications worldwide.