Convert Kilograms per hour to Slugs per second
Convert Kilograms per hour (kg/h) to Slugs per second (slug/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
slug/s = kg/h × 1.903382385e-5
About Kilograms per hour
The kilogram per hour (kg/h) equals 1/3600 kg/s ≈ 2.778×10⁻⁴ kg/s, the dominant metric unit in the chemical and petrochemical industry for equipment sizing. Distillation column feed rates, reactor throughputs, heat-exchanger duty calculations, and pump datasheets routinely use kg/h. A 500 MW coal-fired power station burns ≈180 000 kg/h of coal. 1 kg/h ≈ 2.778×10⁻⁴ kg/s = 2.205 lb/h.
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 hour (kg/h) | Slugs per second (slug/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 kg/h | 1.903 × 10-5 slug/s |
| 2 kg/h | 3.807 × 10-5 slug/s |
| 5 kg/h | 9.517 × 10-5 slug/s |
| 10 kg/h | 0.000190338 slug/s |
| 25 kg/h | 0.000475846 slug/s |
| 50 kg/h | 0.000951691 slug/s |
| 100 kg/h | 0.00190338 slug/s |