Convert Kilolitres per minute to Microlitres per second

Convert Kilolitres per minute (kL/min) to Microlitres per second (µL/s) instantly and accurately.

Kilolitres per minute (kL/min)
Microlitres per second (µL/s)

Conversion Formula

µL/s = kL/min × 16666666.67

About Kilolitres per minute

The kilolitre per minute (kL/min) equals 1/60 m³/s ≈ 0.016667 m³/s, used in Australian water-utility engineering for pump and pipeline sizing. Irrigation district delivery schedules and water-authority trunk-main flow records in Australia and New Zealand frequently use kL/min as an intermediate unit between L/s and ML/d. 1 kL/min = 1 000 L/min ≈ 264.2 US gal/min.

About Microlitres per second

The microlitre per second (µL/s) equals 10⁻⁹ m³/s, the working range of microfluidic lab-on-a-chip devices and nano-HPLC pumps. Organ-on-a-chip perfusion bioreactors, droplet microfluidic systems, and capillary electrophoresis instruments operate at 0.1-100 µL/s. A syringe pump delivering 0.36 mL/h produces exactly 0.1 µL/s. 1 µL/s = 10⁻⁹ m³/s = 60 µL/min.

Quick Reference Table

Kilolitres per minute (kL/min)Microlitres per second (µL/s)
1 kL/min16666700 µL/s
2 kL/min33333300 µL/s
5 kL/min83333300 µL/s
10 kL/min166667000 µL/s
25 kL/min416667000 µL/s
50 kL/min833333000 µL/s
100 kL/min1.667 × 109 µL/s

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