The cubic meter per day is an intriguing unit of flow rate often used in water management, engineering, and environmental sciences. This unit describes the volume of fluid that passes through a specified point in a system every day. To put it into perspective, one cubic meter of water is equivalent to 1,000 liters or roughly 264 gallons. Therefore, a flow rate of one cubic meter per day translates to about 41 cups of water per hour!
In large-scale applications, such as municipal water supply systems, this unit helps quantify the vast amounts of water required to sustain urban populations. For example, a medium-sized city might require tens of thousands of cubic meters per day to meet its residents’ needs. Understanding and managing these flow rates is crucial for ensuring efficient resource distribution and conservation.
A kilolitre per hour (kl/h) is a unit of volumetric flow rate often used in industrial and engineering applications to measure the amount of fluid moving through a system each hour. One kilolitre is equivalent to 1,000 liters, so a flow rate of 1 kl/h corresponds to 1,000 liters being transported in one hour. This unit is particularly favored in contexts such as water supply management, wastewater treatment, and various chemical processes, where large volumes of liquids are routinely processed.
Interestingly, the use of kilolitres per hour can help simplify calculations and improve efficiency for large-scale operations by allowing easy conversion and comparison with daily or even yearly flow rates. As global demand for efficient water management increases, understanding and leveraging these units become ever more crucial for engineers and environmental scientists alike.
Cubic meters per day | Kilolitres per hour |
---|---|
0
m³/d
|
0
kl/h
|
1000
m³/d
|
41.66667
kl/h
|
2000
m³/d
|
83.33333
kl/h
|
3000
m³/d
|
125
kl/h
|
4000
m³/d
|
166.66667
kl/h
|
5000
m³/d
|
208.33333
kl/h
|
6000
m³/d
|
250
kl/h
|
7000
m³/d
|
291.66667
kl/h
|
8000
m³/d
|
333.33333
kl/h
|
9000
m³/d
|
375
kl/h
|
10000
m³/d
|
416.66667
kl/h
|
11000
m³/d
|
458.33333
kl/h
|
12000
m³/d
|
500
kl/h
|
13000
m³/d
|
541.66667
kl/h
|
14000
m³/d
|
583.33333
kl/h
|
15000
m³/d
|
625
kl/h
|
16000
m³/d
|
666.66667
kl/h
|
17000
m³/d
|
708.33333
kl/h
|
18000
m³/d
|
750
kl/h
|
19000
m³/d
|
791.66667
kl/h
|
20000
m³/d
|
833.33333
kl/h
|
21000
m³/d
|
875
kl/h
|
22000
m³/d
|
916.66667
kl/h
|
23000
m³/d
|
958.33333
kl/h
|
24000
m³/d
|
1000
kl/h
|
25000
m³/d
|
1041.66667
kl/h
|
26000
m³/d
|
1083.33333
kl/h
|
27000
m³/d
|
1125
kl/h
|
28000
m³/d
|
1166.66667
kl/h
|
29000
m³/d
|
1208.33333
kl/h
|
30000
m³/d
|
1250
kl/h
|
31000
m³/d
|
1291.66667
kl/h
|
32000
m³/d
|
1333.33333
kl/h
|
33000
m³/d
|
1375
kl/h
|
34000
m³/d
|
1416.66667
kl/h
|
35000
m³/d
|
1458.33333
kl/h
|
36000
m³/d
|
1500
kl/h
|
37000
m³/d
|
1541.66667
kl/h
|
38000
m³/d
|
1583.33333
kl/h
|
39000
m³/d
|
1625
kl/h
|
40000
m³/d
|
1666.66667
kl/h
|
41000
m³/d
|
1708.33333
kl/h
|
42000
m³/d
|
1750
kl/h
|
43000
m³/d
|
1791.66667
kl/h
|
44000
m³/d
|
1833.33333
kl/h
|
45000
m³/d
|
1875
kl/h
|
46000
m³/d
|
1916.66667
kl/h
|
47000
m³/d
|
1958.33333
kl/h
|
48000
m³/d
|
2000
kl/h
|
49000
m³/d
|
2041.66667
kl/h
|
50000
m³/d
|
2083.33333
kl/h
|
51000
m³/d
|
2125
kl/h
|
52000
m³/d
|
2166.66667
kl/h
|
53000
m³/d
|
2208.33333
kl/h
|
54000
m³/d
|
2250
kl/h
|
55000
m³/d
|
2291.66667
kl/h
|
56000
m³/d
|
2333.33333
kl/h
|
57000
m³/d
|
2375
kl/h
|
58000
m³/d
|
2416.66667
kl/h
|
59000
m³/d
|
2458.33333
kl/h
|
60000
m³/d
|
2500
kl/h
|
61000
m³/d
|
2541.66667
kl/h
|
62000
m³/d
|
2583.33333
kl/h
|
63000
m³/d
|
2625
kl/h
|
64000
m³/d
|
2666.66667
kl/h
|
65000
m³/d
|
2708.33333
kl/h
|
66000
m³/d
|
2750
kl/h
|
67000
m³/d
|
2791.66667
kl/h
|
68000
m³/d
|
2833.33333
kl/h
|
69000
m³/d
|
2875
kl/h
|
70000
m³/d
|
2916.66667
kl/h
|
71000
m³/d
|
2958.33333
kl/h
|
72000
m³/d
|
3000
kl/h
|
73000
m³/d
|
3041.66667
kl/h
|
74000
m³/d
|
3083.33333
kl/h
|
75000
m³/d
|
3125
kl/h
|
76000
m³/d
|
3166.66667
kl/h
|
77000
m³/d
|
3208.33333
kl/h
|
78000
m³/d
|
3250
kl/h
|
79000
m³/d
|
3291.66667
kl/h
|
80000
m³/d
|
3333.33333
kl/h
|
81000
m³/d
|
3375
kl/h
|
82000
m³/d
|
3416.66667
kl/h
|
83000
m³/d
|
3458.33333
kl/h
|
84000
m³/d
|
3500
kl/h
|
85000
m³/d
|
3541.66667
kl/h
|
86000
m³/d
|
3583.33333
kl/h
|
87000
m³/d
|
3625
kl/h
|
88000
m³/d
|
3666.66667
kl/h
|
89000
m³/d
|
3708.33333
kl/h
|
90000
m³/d
|
3750
kl/h
|
91000
m³/d
|
3791.66667
kl/h
|
92000
m³/d
|
3833.33333
kl/h
|
93000
m³/d
|
3875
kl/h
|
94000
m³/d
|
3916.66667
kl/h
|
95000
m³/d
|
3958.33333
kl/h
|
96000
m³/d
|
4000
kl/h
|
97000
m³/d
|
4041.66667
kl/h
|
98000
m³/d
|
4083.33333
kl/h
|
99000
m³/d
|
4125
kl/h
|
100000
m³/d
|
4166.66667
kl/h
|
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