Convert Cubic feet per minute to Cubic metres per day
Convert Cubic feet per minute (ft³/min) to Cubic metres per day (m³/d) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
m³/d = ft³/min × 40.77625909
About Cubic feet per minute
The cubic foot per minute (cfm or ft³/min) equals 0.028316846592/60 ≈ 4.719×10⁻⁴ m³/s, the dominant unit for ventilation, HVAC airflow, and compressed-air system design in the US. ASHRAE ventilation standards, building-code fresh-air requirements, and dust-collector capacity are all stated in cfm. A residential HVAC system moves 800-1 200 cfm; an industrial dust collector handles 2 000-20 000 cfm. 1 cfm ≈ 0.4719 L/s.
About Cubic metres per day
The cubic metre per day (m³/d) equals 1/86400 ≈ 1.157×10⁻⁵ m³/s, standard in water-resource management, desalination-plant capacity, and per-capita water-consumption accounting. A municipal desalination plant may produce 100 000-1 000 000 m³/d; the WHO minimum water supply requirement is 0.05 m³/d per person. 1 m³/d ≈ 1.157×10⁻⁵ m³/s = 264.2 US gal/d.
Quick Reference Table
| Cubic feet per minute (ft³/min) | Cubic metres per day (m³/d) |
|---|---|
| 1 ft³/min | 40.7763 m³/d |
| 2 ft³/min | 81.5525 m³/d |
| 5 ft³/min | 203.881 m³/d |
| 10 ft³/min | 407.763 m³/d |
| 25 ft³/min | 1019.41 m³/d |
| 50 ft³/min | 2038.81 m³/d |
| 100 ft³/min | 4077.63 m³/d |