Radian per minute (rad/min)
A rotation of one radian every minute: 1/60 rad/s.
What is a radian per minute?
- Symbol
- rad/min
- Quantity
- Angular Velocity
- Unit system
- SI-accepted
- Definition
- A rotation of one radian every minute: 1/60 rad/s.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used for slow rotations in engineering calculations.
Radian per minute in other angular velocity units
- 1 rad/min ≈ 0.01666666667 rad/sRadian per second
- 1 rad/min ≈ 0.9549296586 °/sDegree per second
- 1 rad/min ≈ 57.29577951 °/minDegree per minute
- 1 rad/min ≈ 0.002652582385 rev/sRevolution per second
- 1 rad/min ≈ 0.1591549431 rpmRevolution per minute
- 1 rad/min ≈ 9.549296586 rev/hRevolution per hour
Radian per minute quick reference
| Radian per minute | Radian per second | Revolution per minute | Degree per second |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 rad/min | ≈ 0.01666666667 rad/s | ≈ 0.1591549431 rpm | ≈ 0.9549296586 °/s |
| 10 rad/min | ≈ 0.1666666667 rad/s | ≈ 1.591549431 rpm | ≈ 9.549296586 °/s |
| 100 rad/min | ≈ 1.666666667 rad/s | ≈ 15.91549431 rpm | ≈ 95.49296586 °/s |
| 1000 rad/min | ≈ 16.66666667 rad/s | ≈ 159.1549431 rpm | ≈ 954.9296586 °/s |
Where the radian per minute fits
The next smaller angular velocity unit is the revolution per hour (rev/h). 1 rad/min ≈ 9.549296586 rev/h, and 1 rev/h ≈ 0.1047197551 rad/min.
The next larger angular velocity unit is the degree per second (°/s). 1 rad/min ≈ 0.9549296586 °/s, and 1 °/s ≈ 1.047197551 rad/min.
Frequently asked questions
- How many radians per second are in one radian per minute?
- One radian per minute ≈ 0.01666666667 rad/s (radians per second).
- How many revolutions per minute are in one radian per minute?
- One radian per minute ≈ 0.1591549431 rpm (revolutions per minute).
- How many degrees per second are in one radian per minute?
- One radian per minute ≈ 0.9549296586 °/s (degrees per second).