Convert UK gallons per second to Kilolitres per minute
Convert UK gallons per second (gal/s) to Kilolitres per minute (kL/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
kL/min = gal/s × 0.2727654
About UK gallons per second
The UK (imperial) gallon per second (gal/s) equals 4.54609×10⁻³ m³/s, about 20% larger than the US gallon per second. It appears in pre-metric British fire-fighting standards, large pump test certificates, and naval engineering calculations. A UK fire engine pump rated 1 000 UK gal/min delivers ≈16.67 UK gal/s. 1 UK gal/s = 4.54609×10⁻³ m³/s ≈ 1.201 US gal/s.
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
| UK gallons per second (gal/s) | Kilolitres per minute (kL/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 gal/s | 0.272765 kL/min |
| 2 gal/s | 0.545531 kL/min |
| 5 gal/s | 1.36383 kL/min |
| 10 gal/s | 2.72765 kL/min |
| 25 gal/s | 6.81914 kL/min |
| 50 gal/s | 13.6383 kL/min |
| 100 gal/s | 27.2765 kL/min |