Convert US quarts per second to UK gallons per minute
Convert US quarts per second (qt/s) to UK gallons per minute (gpm) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
gpm = qt/s × 12.49011277
About US quarts per second
The US quart per second (qt/s) equals 3.785411784×10⁻³/4 ≈ 9.464×10⁻⁴ m³/s, used in US industrial filling lines handling quart-size containers (motor oil, paint, sauce). A high-speed filling machine loading 1 qt bottles at 4 per second processes 4 qt/s per nozzle. 1 US qt/s ≈ 9.464×10⁻⁴ m³/s = 0.9464 L/s.
About UK gallons per minute
The UK (imperial) gallon per minute (gpm) equals 4.54609×10⁻³/60 ≈ 7.577×10⁻⁵ m³/s, historically used in British plumbing design, pump curves, and water-treatment plant sizing. Pre-metric UK water-industry capacity tables and pump manufacturers quoted flows in UK gal/min; legacy British Standard BS EN pump curves often show both units. 1 UK gpm ≈ 7.577×10⁻⁵ m³/s ≈ 4.546 L/min.
Quick Reference Table
| US quarts per second (qt/s) | UK gallons per minute (gpm) |
|---|---|
| 1 qt/s | 12.4901 gpm |
| 2 qt/s | 24.9802 gpm |
| 5 qt/s | 62.4506 gpm |
| 10 qt/s | 124.901 gpm |
| 25 qt/s | 312.253 gpm |
| 50 qt/s | 624.506 gpm |
| 100 qt/s | 1249.01 gpm |