Convert UK gallons per second to US quarts per second
Convert UK gallons per second (gal/s) to US quarts per second (qt/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
qt/s = gal/s × 4.803799702
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 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
| UK gallons per second (gal/s) | US quarts per second (qt/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 gal/s | 4.8038 qt/s |
| 2 gal/s | 9.6076 qt/s |
| 5 gal/s | 24.019 qt/s |
| 10 gal/s | 48.038 qt/s |
| 25 gal/s | 120.095 qt/s |
| 50 gal/s | 240.19 qt/s |
| 100 gal/s | 480.38 qt/s |