Pound per foot second to Centipoise Converter
1 pound per foot second is about 1488.163944 centipoise. Convert pounds per foot second (lb/(ft·s)) to centipoise (cP) below: type a value and the result updates as you type.
lb/(ft·s) to cP calculator
Result
Pound per foot second to Centipoise conversion
1 lb/(ft·s) ≈ 1488.163944 cPone pound per foot second in centipoise
1 cP ≈ 0.0006719689751 lb/(ft·s)one centipoise in pounds per foot second
Pound per foot second (lb/(ft·s)): US mass-based unit of dynamic viscosity: one avoirdupois pound per foot per second.
Centipoise (cP): One hundredth of a poise: exactly 1 mPa·s. Water at 20 °C is about 1 cP.
Source:NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
How to convert pounds per foot second to centipoise
To convert pounds per foot second to centipoise, multiply the number of pounds per foot second by about 1488.163944.
Formula
cP = lb/(ft·s) × 1488.163944
The factor is rounded here. The calculator uses the exact value.
Examples
- 5 lb/(ft·s) = 5 × 1488.163944 ≈ 7440.819718 cP
- 25 lb/(ft·s) = 25 × 1488.163944 ≈ 37204.09859 cP
- 100 lb/(ft·s) = 100 × 1488.163944 ≈ 148816.3944 cP
Pound per foot second to Centipoise conversion table
| Pound per foot second (lb/(ft·s)) | Centipoise (cP) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 lb/(ft·s) | 148.8163944 cP |
| 0.5 lb/(ft·s) | 744.0819718 cP |
| 1 lb/(ft·s) | 1488.163944 cP |
| 2 lb/(ft·s) | 2976.327887 cP |
| 3 lb/(ft·s) | 4464.491831 cP |
| 5 lb/(ft·s) | 7440.819718 cP |
| 10 lb/(ft·s) | 14881.63944 cP |
| 20 lb/(ft·s) | 29763.27887 cP |
| 25 lb/(ft·s) | 37204.09859 cP |
| 50 lb/(ft·s) | 74408.19718 cP |
| 100 lb/(ft·s) | 148816.3944 cP |
| 250 lb/(ft·s) | 372040.9859 cP |
| 500 lb/(ft·s) | 744081.9718 cP |
| 1000 lb/(ft·s) | 1488163.944 cP |
Values rounded to 10 significant digits where needed.
Frequently asked questions
- How many centipoise are in one pound per foot second?
- One pound per foot second is about 1488.163944 centipoise.
- How do I convert centipoise to pounds per foot second?
- To convert centipoise to pounds per foot second, multiply the number of centipoise by about 0.0006719689751. The formula is lb/(ft·s) = cP × 0.0006719689751.
- Is this conversion exact?
- Yes. Both units have exact definitions, but the factor has more decimal places than can be shown, so displayed results are rounded. The calculator works with 50 significant digits before rounding.
- Which is larger, a pound per foot second or a centipoise?
- A pound per foot second is about 1488.163944 times larger than a centipoise. In other words, a centipoise is about 0.0006719689751 of a pound per foot second.