Convert Kilolitres per minute to US quarts per second
Convert Kilolitres per minute (kL/min) to US quarts per second (qt/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
qt/s = kL/min × 17.61147016
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 US quarts per second
The US quart per second (qt/s) equals 3.785411784×10⁻³/4 ≈ 9.464×10⁻⁴ m³/s, used in US industrial filling lines handling quart-size containers (motor oil, paint, sauce). A high-speed filling machine loading 1 qt bottles at 4 per second processes 4 qt/s per nozzle. 1 US qt/s ≈ 9.464×10⁻⁴ m³/s = 0.9464 L/s.
Quick Reference Table
| Kilolitres per minute (kL/min) | US quarts per second (qt/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 kL/min | 17.6115 qt/s |
| 2 kL/min | 35.2229 qt/s |
| 5 kL/min | 88.0574 qt/s |
| 10 kL/min | 176.115 qt/s |
| 25 kL/min | 440.287 qt/s |
| 50 kL/min | 880.574 qt/s |
| 100 kL/min | 1761.15 qt/s |