Pound per hour (lb/h)
One avoirdupois pound every hour. Used for steam flow and aircraft fuel flow.
What is a pound per hour?
- Symbol
- lb/h
- Quantity
- Mass Flow
- Unit system
- US customary
- Definition
- One avoirdupois pound every hour. Used for steam flow and aircraft fuel flow.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
Common applications
Used in the United States for boiler steam output, aircraft fuel flow and process plants.
Pound per hour in other mass flow units
- 1 lb/h ≈ 0.0001259978806 kg/sKilogram per second
- 1 lb/h ≈ 0.007559872833 kg/minKilogram per minute
- 1 lb/h = 0.45359237 kg/hPound per hour to Kilogram per hour converter
- 1 lb/h ≈ 0.1259978806 g/sGram per second
- 1 lb/h = 0.00045359237 t/hTonne per hour
- 1 lb/h ≈ 0.0002777777778 lb/sPound per second
- 1 lb/h ≈ 0.01666666667 lb/minPound per minute
Pound per hour quick reference
| Pound per hour | Kilogram per hour | Kilogram per second | Kilogram per minute |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 lb/h | = 0.45359237 kg/h | ≈ 0.0001259978806 kg/s | ≈ 0.007559872833 kg/min |
| 10 lb/h | = 4.5359237 kg/h | ≈ 0.001259978806 kg/s | ≈ 0.07559872833 kg/min |
| 100 lb/h | = 45.359237 kg/h | ≈ 0.01259978806 kg/s | ≈ 0.7559872833 kg/min |
| 1000 lb/h | = 453.59237 kg/h | ≈ 0.1259978806 kg/s | ≈ 7.559872833 kg/min |
Where the pound per hour fits
The next larger mass flow unit is the kilogram per hour (kg/h). 1 lb/h = 0.45359237 kg/h, and 1 kg/h ≈ 2.204622622 lb/h.
Frequently asked questions
- How many kilograms per hour are in one pound per hour?
- One pound per hour = 0.45359237 kg/h (kilograms per hour).
- How many kilograms per second are in one pound per hour?
- One pound per hour ≈ 0.0001259978806 kg/s (kilograms per second).
- How many kilograms per minute are in one pound per hour?
- One pound per hour ≈ 0.007559872833 kg/min (kilograms per minute).