Convert Square centimetres per hour to Square feet per second

Convert Square centimetres per hour (cm²/h) to Square feet per second (ft²/s) instantly and accurately.

Square centimetres per hour (cm²/h)
Square feet per second (ft²/s)

Conversion Formula

ft²/s = cm²/h × 2.989975116e-7

About Square centimetres per hour

The square centimetre per hour (cm²/h) equals 1/36 000 000 m²/s. Environmental geophysicists use cm²/h when measuring heat flow in sedimentary rock columns or permafrost layers. Granite has a diffusivity of ≈36 cm²/h; dry sand ≈9 cm²/h. 1 cm²/h = 1e-4/3600 m²/s ≈ 2.778 × 10⁻⁸ m²/s.

About Square feet per second

The square foot per second (ft²/s) equals 0.09290304 m²/s, the imperial base unit for thermal diffusivity analogous to m²/s. It is used in US aerospace engineering and combustion research for highly conductive materials and high-temperature plasmas. Diamond, the most thermally diffusive solid at ≈7 cm²/s, converts to ≈0.0075 ft²/s; silver to ≈0.00167 ft²/s. 1 ft²/s = 3600 ft²/h = 0.09290304 m²/s.

Quick Reference Table

Square centimetres per hour (cm²/h)Square feet per second (ft²/s)
1 cm²/h2.99 × 10-7 ft²/s
2 cm²/h5.98 × 10-7 ft²/s
5 cm²/h1.495 × 10-6 ft²/s
10 cm²/h2.99 × 10-6 ft²/s
25 cm²/h7.475 × 10-6 ft²/s
50 cm²/h1.495 × 10-5 ft²/s
100 cm²/h2.99 × 10-5 ft²/s

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