Convert Million litres per day to Kilolitres per minute
Convert Million litres per day (ML/d) to Kilolitres per minute (kL/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
kL/min = ML/d × 0.6944444444
About Million litres per day
The million litres per day (ML/d or MLD) equals 1000/86400 ≈ 0.011574 m³/s, the standard capacity unit for water-treatment plants, sewage-treatment works, and desalination facilities in the UK, India, and much of the Commonwealth. A small town water-treatment works processes 5-20 ML/d; the Beckton Sewage Treatment Works in London treats ≈700 ML/d. 1 ML/d ≈ 0.011574 m³/s = 1 000 m³/d.
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
| Million litres per day (ML/d) | Kilolitres per minute (kL/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 ML/d | 0.694444 kL/min |
| 2 ML/d | 1.38889 kL/min |
| 5 ML/d | 3.47222 kL/min |
| 10 ML/d | 6.94444 kL/min |
| 25 ML/d | 17.3611 kL/min |
| 50 ML/d | 34.7222 kL/min |
| 100 ML/d | 69.4444 kL/min |