Convert Short hundredweights per hour to Pounds per minute

Convert Short hundredweights per hour (cwt/h) to Pounds per minute (lb/min) instantly and accurately.

Short hundredweights per hour (cwt/h)
Pounds per minute (lb/min)

Conversion Formula

lb/min = cwt/h × 1.666666667

About Short hundredweights per hour

The short hundredweight per hour (cwt/h, US) equals 45.359237/3600 ≈ 0.012600 kg/s. The US short hundredweight (100 lb exactly) is used in grain elevator and feed-mill billing sheets, cotton-gin output metering, and livestock-feed blending operations. A small feed mill might process 100-500 short cwt/h of mixed grain. 1 short cwt/h ≈ 0.012600 kg/s = 100 lb/h.

About Pounds per minute

The pound per minute (lb/min) equals 0.45359237/60 ≈ 7.560×10⁻³ kg/s, the standard unit for US fire-suppression system design (sprinkler flow demand) and HVAC hydronic loop balancing. A fire-sprinkler head at 15 psi discharges roughly 30-40 lb/min of water; industrial humidifiers are rated in lb/min of steam. 1 lb/min ≈ 7.560×10⁻³ kg/s = 60 lb/h.

Quick Reference Table

Short hundredweights per hour (cwt/h)Pounds per minute (lb/min)
1 cwt/h1.66667 lb/min
2 cwt/h3.33333 lb/min
5 cwt/h8.33333 lb/min
10 cwt/h16.6667 lb/min
25 cwt/h41.6667 lb/min
50 cwt/h83.3333 lb/min
100 cwt/h166.667 lb/min

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