Convert US pints per minute to Acre-feet per day
Convert US pints per minute (pt/min) to Acre-feet per day (ac-ft/d) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ac-ft/d = pt/min × 0.0005523989899
About US pints per minute
The US pint per minute (pt/min) equals 3.785411784×10⁻³/8/60 ≈ 7.886×10⁻⁶ m³/s, a unit encountered in US home-brewing, small-batch winery transfers, and consumer-grade pump ratings. A standard kitchen faucet running at 2 US gal/min produces 16 pt/min; a small submersible pond pump rated 50 gal/h delivers ≈27 pt/min. 1 US pt/min ≈ 7.886×10⁻⁶ m³/s.
About Acre-feet per day
The acre-foot per day (ac-ft/d) equals 1233.48183754752/86400 ≈ 0.014278 m³/s, the practical unit for daily water-delivery scheduling in western US irrigation districts and river-compact administration. Water rights in the Colorado River system are specified in acre-feet per year; daily delivery schedules convert to ac-ft/d. A moderate-size irrigation lateral delivers 5-50 ac-ft/d. 1 ac-ft/d ≈ 0.014278 m³/s ≈ 504.2 US gal/min.
Quick Reference Table
| US pints per minute (pt/min) | Acre-feet per day (ac-ft/d) |
|---|---|
| 1 pt/min | 0.000552399 ac-ft/d |
| 2 pt/min | 0.0011048 ac-ft/d |
| 5 pt/min | 0.00276199 ac-ft/d |
| 10 pt/min | 0.00552399 ac-ft/d |
| 25 pt/min | 0.01381 ac-ft/d |
| 50 pt/min | 0.0276199 ac-ft/d |
| 100 pt/min | 0.0552399 ac-ft/d |