Pound per square foot hour (lb/(ft²·h))
One avoirdupois pound through one square foot every hour.
What is a pound per square foot hour?
- Symbol
- lb/(ft²·h)
- Quantity
- Mass Flux Density
- Unit system
- US customary
- Definition
- One avoirdupois pound through one square foot every hour.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
Common applications
Used for mass velocity in US heat exchanger and boiler design and in classic chemical engineering texts.
Pound per square foot hour in other mass flux density units
- 1 lb/(ft²·h) ≈ 0.001356229899 kg/(m²·s)Pound per square foot hour to Kilogram per square meter second converter
- 1 lb/(ft²·h) ≈ 4.882427636 kg/(m²·h)Kilogram per square meter hour
- 1 lb/(ft²·h) ≈ 0.0001356229899 g/(cm²·s)Gram per square centimeter second
- 1 lb/(ft²·h) ≈ 0.0002777777778 lb/(ft²·s)Pound per square foot second
Pound per square foot hour quick reference
| Pound per square foot hour | Kilogram per square meter second | Kilogram per square meter hour | Gram per square centimeter second |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 lb/(ft²·h) | ≈ 0.001356229899 kg/(m²·s) | ≈ 4.882427636 kg/(m²·h) | ≈ 0.0001356229899 g/(cm²·s) |
| 10 lb/(ft²·h) | ≈ 0.01356229899 kg/(m²·s) | ≈ 48.82427636 kg/(m²·h) | ≈ 0.001356229899 g/(cm²·s) |
| 100 lb/(ft²·h) | ≈ 0.1356229899 kg/(m²·s) | ≈ 488.2427636 kg/(m²·h) | ≈ 0.01356229899 g/(cm²·s) |
| 1000 lb/(ft²·h) | ≈ 1.356229899 kg/(m²·s) | ≈ 4882.427636 kg/(m²·h) | ≈ 0.1356229899 g/(cm²·s) |
Where the pound per square foot hour fits
The next smaller mass flux density unit is the kilogram per square meter hour (kg/(m²·h)). 1 lb/(ft²·h) ≈ 4.882427636 kg/(m²·h), and 1 kg/(m²·h) ≈ 0.2048161436 lb/(ft²·h).
The next larger mass flux density unit is the kilogram per square meter second (kg/(m²·s)). 1 lb/(ft²·h) ≈ 0.001356229899 kg/(m²·s), and 1 kg/(m²·s) ≈ 737.338117 lb/(ft²·h).
Frequently asked questions
- How many kilograms per square meter second are in one pound per square foot hour?
- One pound per square foot hour ≈ 0.001356229899 kg/(m²·s) (kilograms per square meter second).
- How many kilograms per square meter hour are in one pound per square foot hour?
- One pound per square foot hour ≈ 4.882427636 kg/(m²·h) (kilograms per square meter hour).
- How many grams per square centimeter second are in one pound per square foot hour?
- One pound per square foot hour ≈ 0.0001356229899 g/(cm²·s) (grams per square centimeter second).