Convert Grains per minute to Slugs per second
Convert Grains per minute (gr/min) to Slugs per second (slug/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
slug/s = gr/min × 7.400226231e-8
About Grains per minute
The grain per minute (gr/min) equals 6.479891×10⁻⁵/60 ≈ 1.080×10⁻⁶ kg/s. This unit appears in HVAC humidity engineering: moisture added or removed from conditioned air is traditionally expressed in grains of water per pound of dry air per minute in US practice. A whole-house humidifier may evaporate 300-600 gr/min at design load. 1 gr/min ≈ 1.080×10⁻⁶ kg/s.
About Slugs per second
The slug per second (slug/s) equals 14.5939029372 kg/s, derived from the Imperial system where 1 slug = 1 lb·s²/ft ≈ 14.594 kg. The slug is the coherent mass unit in the foot-pound-second system; rocket propulsion engineers using US customary units express mass flow in slug/s. A standard American rocket engine consuming 75 000 lb/s of propellant corresponds to ≈75 000/32.174 ≈ 1 830 slug/s. 1 slug/s = 14.5939029372... kg/s.
Quick Reference Table
| Grains per minute (gr/min) | Slugs per second (slug/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 gr/min | 7.4 × 10-8 slug/s |
| 2 gr/min | 1.48 × 10-7 slug/s |
| 5 gr/min | 3.7 × 10-7 slug/s |
| 10 gr/min | 7.4 × 10-7 slug/s |
| 25 gr/min | 1.85 × 10-6 slug/s |
| 50 gr/min | 3.7 × 10-6 slug/s |
| 100 gr/min | 7.4 × 10-6 slug/s |