Convert US pints per minute to Acre-feet per second
Convert US pints per minute (pt/min) to Acre-feet per second (ac-ft/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ac-ft/s = pt/min × 6.393506828e-9
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 second
The acre-foot per second (ac-ft/s) equals 1233.48183754752 m³/s, an enormous unit representing the flow that would fill a football-field-sized area to 1 ft depth every second. It appears in descriptions of exceptionally large dam-break flood waves and major river-system extreme events. The 1976 Teton Dam collapse peak outflow was estimated at ≈65 000 ft³/s ≈ 1.49 ac-ft/s. 1 ac-ft/s = 1 233.48 m³/s.
Quick Reference Table
| US pints per minute (pt/min) | Acre-feet per second (ac-ft/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 pt/min | 6.394 × 10-9 ac-ft/s |
| 2 pt/min | 1.279 × 10-8 ac-ft/s |
| 5 pt/min | 3.197 × 10-8 ac-ft/s |
| 10 pt/min | 6.394 × 10-8 ac-ft/s |
| 25 pt/min | 1.598 × 10-7 ac-ft/s |
| 50 pt/min | 3.197 × 10-7 ac-ft/s |
| 100 pt/min | 6.394 × 10-7 ac-ft/s |