Convert UK pints per minute to UK gallons per second
Convert UK pints per minute (pt/min) to UK gallons per second (gal/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
gal/s = pt/min × 0.002083333333
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 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.
Quick Reference Table
| UK pints per minute (pt/min) | UK gallons per second (gal/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 pt/min | 0.00208333 gal/s |
| 2 pt/min | 0.00416667 gal/s |
| 5 pt/min | 0.0104167 gal/s |
| 10 pt/min | 0.0208333 gal/s |
| 25 pt/min | 0.0520833 gal/s |
| 50 pt/min | 0.104167 gal/s |
| 100 pt/min | 0.208333 gal/s |