Liter per minute (L/min)
One liter every minute. Used for taps, showers and small pumps.
What is a liter per minute?
- Symbol
- L/min
- Quantity
- Flow Rate
- Unit system
- SI-accepted
- Definition
- One liter every minute. Used for taps, showers and small pumps.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used for showers, taps, garden hoses, small pumps and medical oxygen flow.
Liter per minute in other flow rate units
- 1 L/min ≈ 0.00001666666667 m³/sCubic meter per second
- 1 L/min = 0.06 m³/hLiter per minute to Cubic meter per hour converter
- 1 L/min = 0.001 m³/minCubic meter per minute
- 1 L/min ≈ 0.01666666667 L/sLiter per second
- 1 L/min = 60 L/hLiter per hour
- 1 L/min = 1000 mL/minMilliliter per minute
- 1 L/min ≈ 0.0005885777787 ft³/sCubic foot per second
- 1 L/min ≈ 0.03531466672 CFMCubic foot per minute
- 1 L/min ≈ 0.2641720524 GPMLiter per minute to Gallon (US) per minute converter
- 1 L/min ≈ 15.85032314 GPHGallon (US) per hour
- 1 L/min ≈ 380.4077554 GPDGallon (US) per day
- 1 L/min ≈ 0.0003804077554 MGDMillion gallons (US) per day
- 1 L/min ≈ 0.2199692483 imp gal/minGallon (imperial) per minute
- 1 L/min ≈ 9.057327509 bbl/dBarrel (oil) per day
Liter per minute quick reference
| Liter per minute | Cubic meter per hour | Gallon (US) per minute | Cubic meter per second |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 L/min | = 0.06 m³/h | ≈ 0.2641720524 GPM | ≈ 0.00001666666667 m³/s |
| 10 L/min | = 0.6 m³/h | ≈ 2.641720524 GPM | ≈ 0.0001666666667 m³/s |
| 100 L/min | = 6 m³/h | ≈ 26.41720524 GPM | ≈ 0.001666666667 m³/s |
| 1000 L/min | = 60 m³/h | ≈ 264.1720524 GPM | ≈ 0.01666666667 m³/s |
Where the liter per minute fits
The next smaller flow rate unit is the oil barrel per day (bbl/d). 1 L/min ≈ 9.057327509 bbl/d, and 1 bbl/d = 0.1104078437 L/min.
The next larger flow rate unit is the US gallon per minute (GPM). 1 L/min ≈ 0.2641720524 GPM, and 1 GPM = 3.785411784 L/min.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cubic meters per hour are in one liter per minute?
- One liter per minute = 0.06 m³/h (cubic meters per hour).
- How many US gallons per minute are in one liter per minute?
- One liter per minute ≈ 0.2641720524 GPM (US gallons per minute).
- How many cubic meters per second are in one liter per minute?
- One liter per minute ≈ 0.00001666666667 m³/s (cubic meters per second).