“Ton per hour” is a unit that highlights the sheer scale of industrial processes, often used in fields like mining, manufacturing, and shipping. Imagine a conveyor belt moving continuously for an entire hour, transporting the weight of a small house. This unit offers a practical way to assess and optimize the efficiency of systems handling large volumes of material.
Interestingly, the origins of the word “ton” trace back to the Middle English term “tunne,” meaning a large cask or barrel, which was used to indicate capacity, not weight. By evaluating materials flow in tons per hour, industries can benchmark their productivity, ensuring operations meet the demands of modern supply chains and showcasing the remarkable capacities of contemporary machinery.
The kilogram per second (kg/s) is a fascinating unit of mass flow rate, representing the amount of mass passing through a reference point each second. It is especially crucial in fields like fluid dynamics and engineering, where understanding the rate at which mass moves through pipelines, engines, or reactors is vital for efficiency and safety.
In the context of a fire hose, a flow rate of around 10 kg/s is enough to fill a standard-sized bathtub in just one minute. On a larger scale, think of the vast rivers: the Amazon River, the planet’s largest, discharges water at an astounding rate of approximately 209,000 kg/s on average, offering a glimpse into the immense natural movements of mass and energy on Earth.
| Tons per hour | Kilograms per second |
|---|---|
0
mt/h
|
0
kg/s
|
1
mt/h
|
0.277778
kg/s
|
2
mt/h
|
0.555556
kg/s
|
3
mt/h
|
0.833333
kg/s
|
4
mt/h
|
1.11111
kg/s
|
5
mt/h
|
1.38889
kg/s
|
6
mt/h
|
1.66667
kg/s
|
7
mt/h
|
1.94444
kg/s
|
8
mt/h
|
2.22222
kg/s
|
9
mt/h
|
2.5
kg/s
|
10
mt/h
|
2.77778
kg/s
|
11
mt/h
|
3.05556
kg/s
|
12
mt/h
|
3.33333
kg/s
|
13
mt/h
|
3.61111
kg/s
|
14
mt/h
|
3.88889
kg/s
|
15
mt/h
|
4.16667
kg/s
|
16
mt/h
|
4.44444
kg/s
|
17
mt/h
|
4.72222
kg/s
|
18
mt/h
|
5
kg/s
|
19
mt/h
|
5.27778
kg/s
|
20
mt/h
|
5.55556
kg/s
|
21
mt/h
|
5.83333
kg/s
|
22
mt/h
|
6.11111
kg/s
|
23
mt/h
|
6.38889
kg/s
|
24
mt/h
|
6.66667
kg/s
|
25
mt/h
|
6.94444
kg/s
|
26
mt/h
|
7.22222
kg/s
|
27
mt/h
|
7.5
kg/s
|
28
mt/h
|
7.77778
kg/s
|
29
mt/h
|
8.05556
kg/s
|
30
mt/h
|
8.33333
kg/s
|
31
mt/h
|
8.61111
kg/s
|
32
mt/h
|
8.88889
kg/s
|
33
mt/h
|
9.16667
kg/s
|
34
mt/h
|
9.44444
kg/s
|
35
mt/h
|
9.72222
kg/s
|
36
mt/h
|
10
kg/s
|
37
mt/h
|
10.27778
kg/s
|
38
mt/h
|
10.55556
kg/s
|
39
mt/h
|
10.83333
kg/s
|
40
mt/h
|
11.11111
kg/s
|
41
mt/h
|
11.38889
kg/s
|
42
mt/h
|
11.66667
kg/s
|
43
mt/h
|
11.94444
kg/s
|
44
mt/h
|
12.22222
kg/s
|
45
mt/h
|
12.5
kg/s
|
46
mt/h
|
12.77778
kg/s
|
47
mt/h
|
13.05556
kg/s
|
48
mt/h
|
13.33333
kg/s
|
49
mt/h
|
13.61111
kg/s
|
50
mt/h
|
13.88889
kg/s
|
51
mt/h
|
14.16667
kg/s
|
52
mt/h
|
14.44444
kg/s
|
53
mt/h
|
14.72222
kg/s
|
54
mt/h
|
15
kg/s
|
55
mt/h
|
15.27778
kg/s
|
56
mt/h
|
15.55556
kg/s
|
57
mt/h
|
15.83333
kg/s
|
58
mt/h
|
16.11111
kg/s
|
59
mt/h
|
16.38889
kg/s
|
60
mt/h
|
16.66667
kg/s
|
61
mt/h
|
16.94444
kg/s
|
62
mt/h
|
17.22222
kg/s
|
63
mt/h
|
17.5
kg/s
|
64
mt/h
|
17.77778
kg/s
|
65
mt/h
|
18.05556
kg/s
|
66
mt/h
|
18.33333
kg/s
|
67
mt/h
|
18.61111
kg/s
|
68
mt/h
|
18.88889
kg/s
|
69
mt/h
|
19.16667
kg/s
|
70
mt/h
|
19.44444
kg/s
|
71
mt/h
|
19.72222
kg/s
|
72
mt/h
|
20
kg/s
|
73
mt/h
|
20.27778
kg/s
|
74
mt/h
|
20.55556
kg/s
|
75
mt/h
|
20.83333
kg/s
|
76
mt/h
|
21.11111
kg/s
|
77
mt/h
|
21.38889
kg/s
|
78
mt/h
|
21.66667
kg/s
|
79
mt/h
|
21.94444
kg/s
|
80
mt/h
|
22.22222
kg/s
|
81
mt/h
|
22.5
kg/s
|
82
mt/h
|
22.77778
kg/s
|
83
mt/h
|
23.05556
kg/s
|
84
mt/h
|
23.33333
kg/s
|
85
mt/h
|
23.61111
kg/s
|
86
mt/h
|
23.88889
kg/s
|
87
mt/h
|
24.16667
kg/s
|
88
mt/h
|
24.44444
kg/s
|
89
mt/h
|
24.72222
kg/s
|
90
mt/h
|
25
kg/s
|
91
mt/h
|
25.27778
kg/s
|
92
mt/h
|
25.55556
kg/s
|
93
mt/h
|
25.83333
kg/s
|
94
mt/h
|
26.11111
kg/s
|
95
mt/h
|
26.38889
kg/s
|
96
mt/h
|
26.66667
kg/s
|
97
mt/h
|
26.94444
kg/s
|
98
mt/h
|
27.22222
kg/s
|
99
mt/h
|
27.5
kg/s
|
100
mt/h
|
27.77778
kg/s
|
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