Convert Square feet per minute to Square metres per hour
Convert Square feet per minute (ft²/min) to Square metres per hour (m²/h) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
m²/h = ft²/min × 5.5741824
About Square feet per minute
The square foot per minute (ft²/min) equals ≈1.548 × 10⁻³ m²/s, an uncommon transitional unit appearing in some older US industrial furnace design charts and heat-treatment process sheets where holding times are expressed in minutes. 1 ft²/min = 60 ft²/h = 0.09290304/60 m²/s ≈1.548 × 10⁻³ m²/s.
About Square metres per hour
The square metre per hour (m²/h) equals 1/3600 m²/s ≈2.778 × 10⁻⁴ m²/s, used in large-scale geotechnical and civil engineering analyses. Soil consolidation models and groundwater thermal plume simulations often use m²/h because the full diffusion process unfolds over hours to days. 1 m²/h = 10 000 cm²/h ≈ 2.778 × 10⁻⁴ m²/s.
Quick Reference Table
| Square feet per minute (ft²/min) | Square metres per hour (m²/h) |
|---|---|
| 1 ft²/min | 5.57418 m²/h |
| 2 ft²/min | 11.1484 m²/h |
| 5 ft²/min | 27.8709 m²/h |
| 10 ft²/min | 55.7418 m²/h |
| 25 ft²/min | 139.355 m²/h |
| 50 ft²/min | 278.709 m²/h |
| 100 ft²/min | 557.418 m²/h |