Convert Short tons per minute to Long tons per day
Convert Short tons per minute (ton/min) to Long tons per day (long ton/d) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
long ton/d = ton/min × 1285.714286
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.
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.
Quick Reference Table
| Short tons per minute (ton/min) | Long tons per day (long ton/d) |
|---|---|
| 1 ton/min | 1285.71 long ton/d |
| 2 ton/min | 2571.43 long ton/d |
| 5 ton/min | 6428.57 long ton/d |
| 10 ton/min | 12857.1 long ton/d |
| 25 ton/min | 32142.9 long ton/d |
| 50 ton/min | 64285.7 long ton/d |
| 100 ton/min | 128571 long ton/d |