Convert UK pints per minute to Litres per minute
Convert UK pints per minute (pt/min) to Litres per minute (L/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
L/min = pt/min × 0.56826125
About UK pints per minute
The UK pint per minute (pt/min) equals 4.54609×10⁻³/8/60 ≈ 9.471×10⁻⁶ m³/s, common in British beer-dispense engineering and pump datasheets pre-metrication. A cellar gas dispense system pressurising beer lines at 2 UK pt/min per tap maintains balanced flow for a 6-tap bar. 1 UK pt/min ≈ 9.471×10⁻⁶ m³/s ≈ 0.5683 L/min.
About Litres per minute
The litre per minute (L/min) equals 10⁻³/60 ≈ 1.667×10⁻⁵ m³/s, one of the most common flow units in consumer and light-industrial applications. Household washing machines use 10-15 L/min; oxygen concentrators deliver 1-10 L/min to patients; a standard garden sprinkler head discharges 15-30 L/min. 1 L/min ≈ 1.667×10⁻⁵ m³/s ≈ 0.2642 US gal/min.
Quick Reference Table
| UK pints per minute (pt/min) | Litres per minute (L/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 pt/min | 0.568261 L/min |
| 2 pt/min | 1.13652 L/min |
| 5 pt/min | 2.84131 L/min |
| 10 pt/min | 5.68261 L/min |
| 25 pt/min | 14.2065 L/min |
| 50 pt/min | 28.4131 L/min |
| 100 pt/min | 56.8261 L/min |