Convert Long hundredweights per day to Pounds per second
Convert Long hundredweights per day (cwt/d) to Pounds per second (lb/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
lb/s = cwt/d × 0.001296296296
About Long hundredweights per day
The long hundredweight per day (cwt/d, UK) equals 50.80234544/86400 ≈ 5.880×10⁻⁴ kg/s, encountered in legacy British industrial reports for colliery output, port-handling capacity, and sugar-refinery throughput. Historical British coal-mine productivity was routinely expressed in long cwt per miner per day. 1 long cwt/d ≈ 5.880×10⁻⁴ kg/s = 112 lb/d.
About Pounds per second
The pound per second (lb/s) equals 0.45359237 kg/s, widely used in aerospace and large industrial equipment. A Saturn V first-stage engine consumed ≈13 short tons of propellant per second, equal to ≈26 000 lb/s; a typical large centrifugal pump handling water moves ≈500-2000 lb/s at operating flow. 1 lb/s = 0.45359237 kg/s ≈ 3 600 lb/h.
Quick Reference Table
| Long hundredweights per day (cwt/d) | Pounds per second (lb/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 cwt/d | 0.0012963 lb/s |
| 2 cwt/d | 0.00259259 lb/s |
| 5 cwt/d | 0.00648148 lb/s |
| 10 cwt/d | 0.012963 lb/s |
| 25 cwt/d | 0.0324074 lb/s |
| 50 cwt/d | 0.0648148 lb/s |
| 100 cwt/d | 0.12963 lb/s |