Convert Pounds per square foot per minute to Grams per square metre per second
Convert Pounds per square foot per minute (lb/(ft²·min)) to Grams per square metre per second (g/(m²·s)) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
g/(m²·s) = lb/(ft²·min) × 81.37379394
About Pounds per square foot per minute
The pound per square foot per minute (lb/(ft²·min)) equals 0.45359237/(0.09290304 × 60) ≈ 0.08137 kg/(m²·s). It appears in US filtration and membrane technology standards, where filter-press and belt-press dewatering rates are stated per square foot per minute. 1 lb/(ft²·min) ≈ 81.37 g/(m²·s).
About Grams per square metre per second
The gram per square metre per second (g/(m²·s)) equals 10⁻³ kg/(m²·s). It is used in combustion engineering for solid-propellant burn rate and ablation rate data, and in food-process engineering for spray drying and freeze-drying mass-transfer calculations. 1 g/(m²·s) = 3 600 g/(m²·h).
Quick Reference Table
| Pounds per square foot per minute (lb/(ft²·min)) | Grams per square metre per second (g/(m²·s)) |
|---|---|
| 1 lb/(ft²·min) | 81.3738 g/(m²·s) |
| 2 lb/(ft²·min) | 162.748 g/(m²·s) |
| 5 lb/(ft²·min) | 406.869 g/(m²·s) |
| 10 lb/(ft²·min) | 813.738 g/(m²·s) |
| 25 lb/(ft²·min) | 2034.34 g/(m²·s) |
| 50 lb/(ft²·min) | 4068.69 g/(m²·s) |
| 100 lb/(ft²·min) | 8137.38 g/(m²·s) |