Convert Litres per hour to Kilolitres per minute
Convert Litres per hour (L/h) to Kilolitres per minute (kL/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
kL/min = L/h × 1.666666667e-5
About Litres per hour
The litre per hour (L/h) equals 10⁻³/3600 ≈ 2.778×10⁻⁷ m³/s, widely used in automotive fuel consumption (L/h), irrigation drip systems, and small pump specifications. A fuel cell vehicle running on hydrogen consumes ±2 L/h of liquid equivalent; a domestic water softener regeneration cycle uses 40-100 L/h of brine. 1 L/h ≈ 2.778×10⁻⁷ m³/s ≈ 0.2642 US gal/h.
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.
Quick Reference Table
| Litres per hour (L/h) | Kilolitres per minute (kL/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 L/h | 1.667 × 10-5 kL/min |
| 2 L/h | 3.333 × 10-5 kL/min |
| 5 L/h | 8.333 × 10-5 kL/min |
| 10 L/h | 0.000166667 kL/min |
| 25 L/h | 0.000416667 kL/min |
| 50 L/h | 0.000833333 kL/min |
| 100 L/h | 0.00166667 kL/min |