Convert Slugs per foot-second to Pounds per foot-hour

Convert Slugs per foot-second (slug/(ft·s)) to Pounds per foot-hour (lb/(ft·h)) instantly and accurately.

Slugs per foot-second (slug/(ft·s))
Pounds per foot-hour (lb/(ft·h))

Conversion Formula

lb/(ft·h) = slug/(ft·s) × 115826.5748

About Slugs per foot-second

The slug per foot-second (slug/(ft·s)) equals 1 lbf·s/ft² ≈ 47.880 Pa·s, the coherent FPS viscosity unit where force is in pound-force. It is used in US aerospace and hydraulic engineering when working with the slug as the unit of mass. Water at 20 °C has a viscosity of ≈2.09×10⁻⁵ slug/(ft·s); hydraulic fluid MIL-PRF-5606 is ≈3×10⁻⁴ slug/(ft·s) at 100 °F. 1 slug/(ft·s) ≈ 47.880 Pa·s.

About Pounds per foot-hour

The pound per foot-hour (lb/(ft·h)) equals 0.45359237 / (0.3048 × 3600) ≈ 4.134×10⁻⁴ Pa·s. It appears in US heat-transfer and mass-transfer textbooks (e.g., McCabe, Smith & Harriott) where viscosity enters the Reynolds number using consistent hour-based units alongside BTU, ft, and lb quantities. Water at 20 °C is ≈2.42 lb/(ft·h). 1 lb/(ft·h) ≈ 4.134×10⁻⁴ Pa·s.

Quick Reference Table

Slugs per foot-second (slug/(ft·s))Pounds per foot-hour (lb/(ft·h))
1 slug/(ft·s)115827 lb/(ft·h)
2 slug/(ft·s)231653 lb/(ft·h)
5 slug/(ft·s)579133 lb/(ft·h)
10 slug/(ft·s)1158270 lb/(ft·h)
25 slug/(ft·s)2895660 lb/(ft·h)
50 slug/(ft·s)5791330 lb/(ft·h)
100 slug/(ft·s)11582700 lb/(ft·h)

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