Kilogram per square meter hour (kg/(m²·h))
Mass flowing through one square meter every hour. Used for evaporation and membrane flux.
What is a kilogram per square meter hour?
- Symbol
- kg/(m²·h)
- Quantity
- Mass Flux Density
- Unit system
- SI-accepted
- Definition
- Mass flowing through one square meter every hour. Used for evaporation and membrane flux.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used for evaporation from water surfaces, drying rates and membrane processes.
Kilogram per square meter hour in other mass flux density units
- 1 kg/(m²·h) ≈ 0.0002777777778 kg/(m²·s)Kilogram per square meter second
- 1 kg/(m²·h) ≈ 0.00002777777778 g/(cm²·s)Gram per square centimeter second
- 1 kg/(m²·h) ≈ 0.00005689337323 lb/(ft²·s)Pound per square foot second
- 1 kg/(m²·h) ≈ 0.2048161436 lb/(ft²·h)Pound per square foot hour
Kilogram per square meter hour quick reference
| Kilogram per square meter hour | Kilogram per square meter second | Pound per square foot hour | Gram per square centimeter second |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 kg/(m²·h) | ≈ 0.0002777777778 kg/(m²·s) | ≈ 0.2048161436 lb/(ft²·h) | ≈ 0.00002777777778 g/(cm²·s) |
| 10 kg/(m²·h) | ≈ 0.002777777778 kg/(m²·s) | ≈ 2.048161436 lb/(ft²·h) | ≈ 0.0002777777778 g/(cm²·s) |
| 100 kg/(m²·h) | ≈ 0.02777777778 kg/(m²·s) | ≈ 20.48161436 lb/(ft²·h) | ≈ 0.002777777778 g/(cm²·s) |
| 1000 kg/(m²·h) | ≈ 0.2777777778 kg/(m²·s) | ≈ 204.8161436 lb/(ft²·h) | ≈ 0.02777777778 g/(cm²·s) |
Where the kilogram per square meter hour fits
The next larger mass flux density unit is the pound per square foot hour (lb/(ft²·h)). 1 kg/(m²·h) ≈ 0.2048161436 lb/(ft²·h), and 1 lb/(ft²·h) ≈ 4.882427636 kg/(m²·h).
Frequently asked questions
- How many kilograms per square meter second are in one kilogram per square meter hour?
- One kilogram per square meter hour ≈ 0.0002777777778 kg/(m²·s) (kilograms per square meter second).
- How many pounds per square foot hour are in one kilogram per square meter hour?
- One kilogram per square meter hour ≈ 0.2048161436 lb/(ft²·h) (pounds per square foot hour).
- How many grams per square centimeter second are in one kilogram per square meter hour?
- One kilogram per square meter hour ≈ 0.00002777777778 g/(cm²·s) (grams per square centimeter second).