Convert Short tons per second to Long tons per hour
Convert Short tons per second (ton/s) to Long tons per hour (long ton/h) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
long ton/h = ton/s × 3214.285714
About Short tons per second
The short ton per second (ton/s, US) equals 907.18474 kg/s, used for the very highest industrial and military throughput rates. The Space Shuttle Main Engine consumed propellant at ≈480 kg/s LOX + 160 kg/s LH2 ≈ 640 kg/s ≈ 0.71 ton/s; a large blast-furnace tap discharges molten iron at 1-3 ton/s. 1 short ton/s = 907.18474 kg/s = 2 000 lb/s.
About Long tons per hour
The long ton per hour (long ton/h) equals 1 016.0469088/3600 ≈ 0.28224 kg/s, the traditional British equivalent of t/h still seen in pre-metric UK engineering datasheets and Lloyd's Register vessel capacity tables. An older British colliery might report winding-tower output in long ton/h; historic cement-kiln logs used long ton/h. 1 long ton/h ≈ 0.28224 kg/s ≈ 1.016 t/h.
Quick Reference Table
| Short tons per second (ton/s) | Long tons per hour (long ton/h) |
|---|---|
| 1 ton/s | 3214.29 long ton/h |
| 2 ton/s | 6428.57 long ton/h |
| 5 ton/s | 16071.4 long ton/h |
| 10 ton/s | 32142.9 long ton/h |
| 25 ton/s | 80357.1 long ton/h |
| 50 ton/s | 160714 long ton/h |
| 100 ton/s | 321429 long ton/h |