Pound per minute (lb/min)
One avoirdupois pound every minute.
What is a pound per minute?
- Symbol
- lb/min
- Quantity
- Mass Flow
- Unit system
- US customary
- Definition
- One avoirdupois pound every minute.
- 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 compressors, blowers, powder feeders and process equipment.
Pound per minute in other mass flow units
- 1 lb/min ≈ 0.007559872833 kg/sKilogram per second
- 1 lb/min = 0.45359237 kg/minKilogram per minute
- 1 lb/min = 27.2155422 kg/hKilogram per hour
- 1 lb/min ≈ 7.559872833 g/sGram per second
- 1 lb/min = 0.0272155422 t/hTonne per hour
- 1 lb/min ≈ 0.01666666667 lb/sPound per second
- 1 lb/min = 60 lb/hPound per hour
Pound per minute quick reference
| Pound per minute | Kilogram per hour | Pound per hour | Kilogram per second |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 lb/min | = 27.2155422 kg/h | = 60 lb/h | ≈ 0.007559872833 kg/s |
| 10 lb/min | = 272.155422 kg/h | = 600 lb/h | ≈ 0.07559872833 kg/s |
| 100 lb/min | = 2721.55422 kg/h | = 6000 lb/h | ≈ 0.7559872833 kg/s |
| 1000 lb/min | = 27215.5422 kg/h | = 60000 lb/h | ≈ 7.559872833 kg/s |
Where the pound per minute fits
The next smaller mass flow unit is the gram per second (g/s). 1 lb/min ≈ 7.559872833 g/s, and 1 g/s ≈ 0.1322773573 lb/min.
The next larger mass flow unit is the kilogram per minute (kg/min). 1 lb/min = 0.45359237 kg/min, and 1 kg/min ≈ 2.204622622 lb/min.
Frequently asked questions
- How many kilograms per hour are in one pound per minute?
- One pound per minute = 27.2155422 kg/h (kilograms per hour).
- How many pounds per hour are in one pound per minute?
- One pound per minute = 60 lb/h (pounds per hour).
- How many kilograms per second are in one pound per minute?
- One pound per minute ≈ 0.007559872833 kg/s (kilograms per second).