Convert UK pints per minute to Million litres per day
Convert UK pints per minute (pt/min) to Million litres per day (ML/d) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ML/d = pt/min × 0.0008182962
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 Million litres per day
The million litres per day (ML/d or MLD) equals 1000/86400 ≈ 0.011574 m³/s, the standard capacity unit for water-treatment plants, sewage-treatment works, and desalination facilities in the UK, India, and much of the Commonwealth. A small town water-treatment works processes 5-20 ML/d; the Beckton Sewage Treatment Works in London treats ≈700 ML/d. 1 ML/d ≈ 0.011574 m³/s = 1 000 m³/d.
Quick Reference Table
| UK pints per minute (pt/min) | Million litres per day (ML/d) |
|---|---|
| 1 pt/min | 0.000818296 ML/d |
| 2 pt/min | 0.00163659 ML/d |
| 5 pt/min | 0.00409148 ML/d |
| 10 pt/min | 0.00818296 ML/d |
| 25 pt/min | 0.0204574 ML/d |
| 50 pt/min | 0.0409148 ML/d |
| 100 pt/min | 0.0818296 ML/d |