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.
The unit “cubic yard per second” is a measure of volumetric flow rate, often used in engineering and hydrology to quantify the rate at which a volume of liquid, such as water, flows in a system. One cubic yard per second translates to an immense 764.555 liters per second, highlighting its utility in large-scale applications like river flow measurements or irrigation systems. To put it in perspective, this rate could fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool in roughly two hours!
In the 19th century, as industrial and municipal water demands increased, the mining sector and large-scale waterworks projects became some of the earliest adopters of the cubic yard per second. It’s a testament to how critical this unit has been in shaping water management practices around the world, ensuring efficient usage and distribution of this vital resource.
Kilolitres per hour | Cubic yards per second |
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0
kl/h
|
0
yd³/s
|
100
kl/h
|
0.0363319
yd³/s
|
200
kl/h
|
0.0726639
yd³/s
|
300
kl/h
|
0.108996
yd³/s
|
400
kl/h
|
0.145328
yd³/s
|
500
kl/h
|
0.18166
yd³/s
|
600
kl/h
|
0.217992
yd³/s
|
700
kl/h
|
0.254323
yd³/s
|
800
kl/h
|
0.290655
yd³/s
|
900
kl/h
|
0.326987
yd³/s
|
1000
kl/h
|
0.363319
yd³/s
|
1100
kl/h
|
0.399651
yd³/s
|
1200
kl/h
|
0.435983
yd³/s
|
1300
kl/h
|
0.472315
yd³/s
|
1400
kl/h
|
0.508647
yd³/s
|
1500
kl/h
|
0.544979
yd³/s
|
1600
kl/h
|
0.581311
yd³/s
|
1700
kl/h
|
0.617643
yd³/s
|
1800
kl/h
|
0.653975
yd³/s
|
1900
kl/h
|
0.690307
yd³/s
|
2000
kl/h
|
0.726639
yd³/s
|
2100
kl/h
|
0.76297
yd³/s
|
2200
kl/h
|
0.799302
yd³/s
|
2300
kl/h
|
0.835634
yd³/s
|
2400
kl/h
|
0.871966
yd³/s
|
2500
kl/h
|
0.908298
yd³/s
|
2600
kl/h
|
0.94463
yd³/s
|
2700
kl/h
|
0.980962
yd³/s
|
2800
kl/h
|
1.01729
yd³/s
|
2900
kl/h
|
1.05363
yd³/s
|
3000
kl/h
|
1.08996
yd³/s
|
3100
kl/h
|
1.12629
yd³/s
|
3200
kl/h
|
1.16262
yd³/s
|
3300
kl/h
|
1.19895
yd³/s
|
3400
kl/h
|
1.23529
yd³/s
|
3500
kl/h
|
1.27162
yd³/s
|
3600
kl/h
|
1.30795
yd³/s
|
3700
kl/h
|
1.34428
yd³/s
|
3800
kl/h
|
1.38061
yd³/s
|
3900
kl/h
|
1.41695
yd³/s
|
4000
kl/h
|
1.45328
yd³/s
|
4100
kl/h
|
1.48961
yd³/s
|
4200
kl/h
|
1.52594
yd³/s
|
4300
kl/h
|
1.56227
yd³/s
|
4400
kl/h
|
1.5986
yd³/s
|
4500
kl/h
|
1.63494
yd³/s
|
4600
kl/h
|
1.67127
yd³/s
|
4700
kl/h
|
1.7076
yd³/s
|
4800
kl/h
|
1.74393
yd³/s
|
4900
kl/h
|
1.78026
yd³/s
|
5000
kl/h
|
1.8166
yd³/s
|
5100
kl/h
|
1.85293
yd³/s
|
5200
kl/h
|
1.88926
yd³/s
|
5300
kl/h
|
1.92559
yd³/s
|
5400
kl/h
|
1.96192
yd³/s
|
5500
kl/h
|
1.99826
yd³/s
|
5600
kl/h
|
2.03459
yd³/s
|
5700
kl/h
|
2.07092
yd³/s
|
5800
kl/h
|
2.10725
yd³/s
|
5900
kl/h
|
2.14358
yd³/s
|
6000
kl/h
|
2.17992
yd³/s
|
6100
kl/h
|
2.21625
yd³/s
|
6200
kl/h
|
2.25258
yd³/s
|
6300
kl/h
|
2.28891
yd³/s
|
6400
kl/h
|
2.32524
yd³/s
|
6500
kl/h
|
2.36158
yd³/s
|
6600
kl/h
|
2.39791
yd³/s
|
6700
kl/h
|
2.43424
yd³/s
|
6800
kl/h
|
2.47057
yd³/s
|
6900
kl/h
|
2.5069
yd³/s
|
7000
kl/h
|
2.54323
yd³/s
|
7100
kl/h
|
2.57957
yd³/s
|
7200
kl/h
|
2.6159
yd³/s
|
7300
kl/h
|
2.65223
yd³/s
|
7400
kl/h
|
2.68856
yd³/s
|
7500
kl/h
|
2.72489
yd³/s
|
7600
kl/h
|
2.76123
yd³/s
|
7700
kl/h
|
2.79756
yd³/s
|
7800
kl/h
|
2.83389
yd³/s
|
7900
kl/h
|
2.87022
yd³/s
|
8000
kl/h
|
2.90655
yd³/s
|
8100
kl/h
|
2.94289
yd³/s
|
8200
kl/h
|
2.97922
yd³/s
|
8300
kl/h
|
3.01555
yd³/s
|
8400
kl/h
|
3.05188
yd³/s
|
8500
kl/h
|
3.08821
yd³/s
|
8600
kl/h
|
3.12455
yd³/s
|
8700
kl/h
|
3.16088
yd³/s
|
8800
kl/h
|
3.19721
yd³/s
|
8900
kl/h
|
3.23354
yd³/s
|
9000
kl/h
|
3.26987
yd³/s
|
9100
kl/h
|
3.30621
yd³/s
|
9200
kl/h
|
3.34254
yd³/s
|
9300
kl/h
|
3.37887
yd³/s
|
9400
kl/h
|
3.4152
yd³/s
|
9500
kl/h
|
3.45153
yd³/s
|
9600
kl/h
|
3.48786
yd³/s
|
9700
kl/h
|
3.5242
yd³/s
|
9800
kl/h
|
3.56053
yd³/s
|
9900
kl/h
|
3.59686
yd³/s
|
10000
kl/h
|
3.63319
yd³/s
|
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