Convert Radians per minute to Microradians per second
Convert Radians per minute (rad/min) to Microradians per second (µrad/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
µrad/s = rad/min × 16666.66667
About Radians per minute
The radian per minute (rad/min) equals 1/60 rad/s ≈ 0.01667 rad/s, convenient for wind turbine rotors and slow industrial drives. Large direct-drive offshore wind turbines (14-15 MW, e.g. Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222, Vestas V236) rotate at 4-15 rad/min (0.064-0.24 rpm). Pharmaceutical coating pans rotate at 0.5-10 rad/min; large CNC rotary tables for turbine disc machining run at 0.2-8 rad/min. VLT 8.2 m telescope tracks stars at the sidereal rate π/720 ≈ 0.00436 rad/min. 1 rad/min = 1/60 rad/s ≈ 0.1592 rpm.
About Microradians per second
The microradian per second (µrad/s) is 10⁻⁶ rad/s. Earth's mean sidereal rotation rate is ≈72.921 µrad/s, the single most important reference at this scale. Navigation-grade ring laser gyroscopes (Honeywell GG1320) reach bias stability below 0.15 µrad/s; fibre-optic gyros for satellite attitude control (iXBlue ASTRIX-120) achieve 0.048 µrad/s. Postglacial isostatic rebound produces crustal block rotations detectable at 0.1-1 µrad/s in GPS survey networks. 1 µrad/s = 10⁻⁶ rad/s ≈ 5.73 × 10⁻⁵ °/s.
Quick Reference Table
| Radians per minute (rad/min) | Microradians per second (µrad/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 rad/min | 16666.7 µrad/s |
| 2 rad/min | 33333.3 µrad/s |
| 5 rad/min | 83333.3 µrad/s |
| 10 rad/min | 166667 µrad/s |
| 25 rad/min | 416667 µrad/s |
| 50 rad/min | 833333 µrad/s |
| 100 rad/min | 1666670 µrad/s |