Convert UK pints per minute to Litres per second
Convert UK pints per minute (pt/min) to Litres per second (L/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
L/s = pt/min × 0.009471020833
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 second
The litre per second (L/s) equals 10⁻³ m³/s, the standard unit for municipal water-supply engineering, fire-fighting flows, and HVAC system air handling. A fire hydrant delivers 15-30 L/s; a household mains water connection is typically 0.1-0.5 L/s; a large building HVAC chilled-water loop circulates 50-200 L/s. 1 L/s = 10⁻³ m³/s = 3.6 m³/h ≈ 15.85 US gal/min.
Quick Reference Table
| UK pints per minute (pt/min) | Litres per second (L/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 pt/min | 0.00947102 L/s |
| 2 pt/min | 0.018942 L/s |
| 5 pt/min | 0.0473551 L/s |
| 10 pt/min | 0.0947102 L/s |
| 25 pt/min | 0.236776 L/s |
| 50 pt/min | 0.473551 L/s |
| 100 pt/min | 0.947102 L/s |