Convert Long tons per day to Short tons per minute
Convert Long tons per day (long ton/d) to Short tons per minute (ton/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ton/min = long ton/d × 0.0007777777778
About Long tons per day
The long ton per day (long ton/d) equals 1 016.0469088/86400 ≈ 0.011760 kg/s, used in legacy British mining reports for daily colliery output and in Naval fuel-consumption logs. Historic British Admiralty fuel expenditure tables for Royal Navy warships used long ton/d for bunker coal or oil consumption at various speeds. 1 long ton/d ≈ 0.011760 kg/s ≈ 1.016 t/d.
About Short tons per minute
The short ton per minute (ton/min, US) equals 907.18474/60 ≈ 15.120 kg/s, typical for high-capacity conveyor belts and bucket-wheel excavators in open-cast mining. A large surface coal mine loads unit trains with overland conveyors rated at 5 000-15 000 short ton/h = 83-250 ton/min. 1 short ton/min ≈ 15.120 kg/s = 2 000 lb/min.
Quick Reference Table
| Long tons per day (long ton/d) | Short tons per minute (ton/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 long ton/d | 0.000777778 ton/min |
| 2 long ton/d | 0.00155556 ton/min |
| 5 long ton/d | 0.00388889 ton/min |
| 10 long ton/d | 0.00777778 ton/min |
| 25 long ton/d | 0.0194444 ton/min |
| 50 long ton/d | 0.0388889 ton/min |
| 100 long ton/d | 0.0777778 ton/min |