Convert UK gallons per second to US quarts per hour
Convert UK gallons per second (gal/s) to US quarts per hour (qt/h) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
qt/h = gal/s × 17293.67893
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 US quarts per hour
The US quart per hour (qt/h) equals 3.785411784×10⁻³/4/3600 ≈ 2.629×10⁻⁷ m³/s, used in US agricultural irrigation drippers (emitters rated in qt/h) and hobby aquaculture systems. A drip emitter rated 1 qt/h ≈ 0.946 L/h is a common size for garden irrigation in the US market. 1 US qt/h ≈ 2.629×10⁻⁷ m³/s.
Quick Reference Table
| UK gallons per second (gal/s) | US quarts per hour (qt/h) |
|---|---|
| 1 gal/s | 17293.7 qt/h |
| 2 gal/s | 34587.4 qt/h |
| 5 gal/s | 86468.4 qt/h |
| 10 gal/s | 172937 qt/h |
| 25 gal/s | 432342 qt/h |
| 50 gal/s | 864684 qt/h |
| 100 gal/s | 1729370 qt/h |