Convert Kilograms per day to Slugs per second
Convert Kilograms per day (kg/d) to Slugs per second (slug/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
slug/s = kg/d × 7.930759937e-7
About Kilograms per day
The kilogram per day (kg/d) equals 1/86400 ≈ 1.157×10⁻⁵ kg/s, standard in environmental engineering for pollutant load calculations and water-treatment material dosing. Activated-carbon dosing for a water-treatment plant, sludge dewatering output, and river sediment transport surveys all use kg/d. A medium river in flood may move 10 000-100 000 kg/d of suspended solids. 1 kg/d ≈ 1.157×10⁻⁵ 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
| Kilograms per day (kg/d) | Slugs per second (slug/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 kg/d | 7.931 × 10-7 slug/s |
| 2 kg/d | 1.586 × 10-6 slug/s |
| 5 kg/d | 3.965 × 10-6 slug/s |
| 10 kg/d | 7.931 × 10-6 slug/s |
| 25 kg/d | 1.983 × 10-5 slug/s |
| 50 kg/d | 3.965 × 10-5 slug/s |
| 100 kg/d | 7.931 × 10-5 slug/s |