Convert US pints per minute to Kilolitres per second
Convert US pints per minute (pt/min) to Kilolitres per second (kL/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
kL/s = pt/min × 7.886274550e-6
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 Kilolitres per second
The kilolitre per second (kL/s) equals 1 m³/s, so 1 kL/s is identical to 1 m³/s. The term kilolitre is favoured in Australian and South African engineering over the equivalent cubic metre per second. Municipal water-main flow and stormwater-channel capacity are sometimes expressed in kL/s in these countries. 1 kL/s = 1 m³/s = 1 000 L/s ≈ 15 850 US gal/min.
Quick Reference Table
| US pints per minute (pt/min) | Kilolitres per second (kL/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 pt/min | 7.886 × 10-6 kL/s |
| 2 pt/min | 1.577 × 10-5 kL/s |
| 5 pt/min | 3.943 × 10-5 kL/s |
| 10 pt/min | 7.886 × 10-5 kL/s |
| 25 pt/min | 0.000197157 kL/s |
| 50 pt/min | 0.000394314 kL/s |
| 100 pt/min | 0.000788627 kL/s |