“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 “pound per hour” (lb/h) is a unit of flow rate often used in engineering and manufacturing to describe the mass of a substance, such as steam or fuel, moving through a system over time. While commonly associated with industrial processes, this unit plays a crucial role in everyday appliances, like HVAC systems, to ensure optimal performance and energy efficiency by precisely managing the flow of refrigerant or air.
Historically, the pound per hour measurement gained prominence during the Industrial Revolution when steam engines were vital for transportation and industry. By calculating steam flow in pounds per hour, engineers of the time could effectively control machinery, optimize fuel use, and enhance productivity—a legacy that continues to influence modern engineering practices.
Tons per hour | Pounds per hour |
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0
mt/h
|
0
lb/h
|
1
mt/h
|
2204.62442
lb/h
|
2
mt/h
|
4409.24884
lb/h
|
3
mt/h
|
6613.87326
lb/h
|
4
mt/h
|
8818.49768
lb/h
|
5
mt/h
|
11023.1221
lb/h
|
6
mt/h
|
13227.74652
lb/h
|
7
mt/h
|
15432.37094
lb/h
|
8
mt/h
|
17636.99536
lb/h
|
9
mt/h
|
19841.61978
lb/h
|
10
mt/h
|
22046.2442
lb/h
|
11
mt/h
|
24250.86862
lb/h
|
12
mt/h
|
26455.49304
lb/h
|
13
mt/h
|
28660.11746
lb/h
|
14
mt/h
|
30864.74188
lb/h
|
15
mt/h
|
33069.3663
lb/h
|
16
mt/h
|
35273.99072
lb/h
|
17
mt/h
|
37478.61514
lb/h
|
18
mt/h
|
39683.23956
lb/h
|
19
mt/h
|
41887.86398
lb/h
|
20
mt/h
|
44092.4884
lb/h
|
21
mt/h
|
46297.11282
lb/h
|
22
mt/h
|
48501.73724
lb/h
|
23
mt/h
|
50706.36166
lb/h
|
24
mt/h
|
52910.98608
lb/h
|
25
mt/h
|
55115.6105
lb/h
|
26
mt/h
|
57320.23492
lb/h
|
27
mt/h
|
59524.85934
lb/h
|
28
mt/h
|
61729.48377
lb/h
|
29
mt/h
|
63934.10819
lb/h
|
30
mt/h
|
66138.73261
lb/h
|
31
mt/h
|
68343.35703
lb/h
|
32
mt/h
|
70547.98145
lb/h
|
33
mt/h
|
72752.60587
lb/h
|
34
mt/h
|
74957.23029
lb/h
|
35
mt/h
|
77161.85471
lb/h
|
36
mt/h
|
79366.47913
lb/h
|
37
mt/h
|
81571.10355
lb/h
|
38
mt/h
|
83775.72797
lb/h
|
39
mt/h
|
85980.35239
lb/h
|
40
mt/h
|
88184.97681
lb/h
|
41
mt/h
|
90389.60123
lb/h
|
42
mt/h
|
92594.22565
lb/h
|
43
mt/h
|
94798.85007
lb/h
|
44
mt/h
|
97003.47449
lb/h
|
45
mt/h
|
99208.09891
lb/h
|
46
mt/h
|
101412.72333
lb/h
|
47
mt/h
|
103617.34775
lb/h
|
48
mt/h
|
105821.97217
lb/h
|
49
mt/h
|
108026.59659
lb/h
|
50
mt/h
|
110231.22101
lb/h
|
51
mt/h
|
112435.84543
lb/h
|
52
mt/h
|
114640.46985
lb/h
|
53
mt/h
|
116845.09427
lb/h
|
54
mt/h
|
119049.71869
lb/h
|
55
mt/h
|
121254.34311
lb/h
|
56
mt/h
|
123458.96753
lb/h
|
57
mt/h
|
125663.59195
lb/h
|
58
mt/h
|
127868.21637
lb/h
|
59
mt/h
|
130072.84079
lb/h
|
60
mt/h
|
132277.46521
lb/h
|
61
mt/h
|
134482.08963
lb/h
|
62
mt/h
|
136686.71405
lb/h
|
63
mt/h
|
138891.33847
lb/h
|
64
mt/h
|
141095.96289
lb/h
|
65
mt/h
|
143300.58731
lb/h
|
66
mt/h
|
145505.21173
lb/h
|
67
mt/h
|
147709.83615
lb/h
|
68
mt/h
|
149914.46057
lb/h
|
69
mt/h
|
152119.08499
lb/h
|
70
mt/h
|
154323.70941
lb/h
|
71
mt/h
|
156528.33383
lb/h
|
72
mt/h
|
158732.95825
lb/h
|
73
mt/h
|
160937.58267
lb/h
|
74
mt/h
|
163142.20709
lb/h
|
75
mt/h
|
165346.83151
lb/h
|
76
mt/h
|
167551.45593
lb/h
|
77
mt/h
|
169756.08035
lb/h
|
78
mt/h
|
171960.70477
lb/h
|
79
mt/h
|
174165.32919
lb/h
|
80
mt/h
|
176369.95361
lb/h
|
81
mt/h
|
178574.57803
lb/h
|
82
mt/h
|
180779.20246
lb/h
|
83
mt/h
|
182983.82688
lb/h
|
84
mt/h
|
185188.4513
lb/h
|
85
mt/h
|
187393.07572
lb/h
|
86
mt/h
|
189597.70014
lb/h
|
87
mt/h
|
191802.32456
lb/h
|
88
mt/h
|
194006.94898
lb/h
|
89
mt/h
|
196211.5734
lb/h
|
90
mt/h
|
198416.19782
lb/h
|
91
mt/h
|
200620.82224
lb/h
|
92
mt/h
|
202825.44666
lb/h
|
93
mt/h
|
205030.07108
lb/h
|
94
mt/h
|
207234.6955
lb/h
|
95
mt/h
|
209439.31992
lb/h
|
96
mt/h
|
211643.94434
lb/h
|
97
mt/h
|
213848.56876
lb/h
|
98
mt/h
|
216053.19318
lb/h
|
99
mt/h
|
218257.8176
lb/h
|
100
mt/h
|
220462.44202
lb/h
|
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