Litre per minute (L/min) is a versatile unit commonly used to measure fluid flow rate, especially in medical, engineering, and ecological contexts. For instance, in healthcare, oxygen delivery is typically measured in litres per minute, with high-flow systems delivering up to 15 L/min to aid patients with respiratory issues. In the world of engineering, especially when dealing with pumps and water devices, understanding flow rates in L/min is critical to ensuring efficient system performance and resource management.
Interestingly, measuring river flow in smaller streams also uses this unit. Understanding flow rates here is vital for environmental studies, revealing river health and predicting events like floods. Such diverse applications of litres per minute illustrate its essential role in both safeguarding human health and monitoring environmental ecosystems.
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.
| Litres per minute | Cubic yards per second |
|---|---|
0
l/min
|
0
yd³/s
|
10
l/min
|
0.000217992
yd³/s
|
20
l/min
|
0.000435983
yd³/s
|
30
l/min
|
0.000653975
yd³/s
|
40
l/min
|
0.000871966
yd³/s
|
50
l/min
|
0.00108996
yd³/s
|
60
l/min
|
0.00130795
yd³/s
|
70
l/min
|
0.00152594
yd³/s
|
80
l/min
|
0.00174393
yd³/s
|
90
l/min
|
0.00196192
yd³/s
|
100
l/min
|
0.00217992
yd³/s
|
110
l/min
|
0.00239791
yd³/s
|
120
l/min
|
0.0026159
yd³/s
|
130
l/min
|
0.00283389
yd³/s
|
140
l/min
|
0.00305188
yd³/s
|
150
l/min
|
0.00326987
yd³/s
|
160
l/min
|
0.00348786
yd³/s
|
170
l/min
|
0.00370586
yd³/s
|
180
l/min
|
0.00392385
yd³/s
|
190
l/min
|
0.00414184
yd³/s
|
200
l/min
|
0.00435983
yd³/s
|
210
l/min
|
0.00457782
yd³/s
|
220
l/min
|
0.00479581
yd³/s
|
230
l/min
|
0.00501381
yd³/s
|
240
l/min
|
0.0052318
yd³/s
|
250
l/min
|
0.00544979
yd³/s
|
260
l/min
|
0.00566778
yd³/s
|
270
l/min
|
0.00588577
yd³/s
|
280
l/min
|
0.00610376
yd³/s
|
290
l/min
|
0.00632176
yd³/s
|
300
l/min
|
0.00653975
yd³/s
|
310
l/min
|
0.00675774
yd³/s
|
320
l/min
|
0.00697573
yd³/s
|
330
l/min
|
0.00719372
yd³/s
|
340
l/min
|
0.00741171
yd³/s
|
350
l/min
|
0.0076297
yd³/s
|
360
l/min
|
0.0078477
yd³/s
|
370
l/min
|
0.00806569
yd³/s
|
380
l/min
|
0.00828368
yd³/s
|
390
l/min
|
0.00850167
yd³/s
|
400
l/min
|
0.00871966
yd³/s
|
410
l/min
|
0.00893765
yd³/s
|
420
l/min
|
0.00915565
yd³/s
|
430
l/min
|
0.00937364
yd³/s
|
440
l/min
|
0.00959163
yd³/s
|
450
l/min
|
0.00980962
yd³/s
|
460
l/min
|
0.0100276
yd³/s
|
470
l/min
|
0.0102456
yd³/s
|
480
l/min
|
0.0104636
yd³/s
|
490
l/min
|
0.0106816
yd³/s
|
500
l/min
|
0.0108996
yd³/s
|
510
l/min
|
0.0111176
yd³/s
|
520
l/min
|
0.0113356
yd³/s
|
530
l/min
|
0.0115536
yd³/s
|
540
l/min
|
0.0117715
yd³/s
|
550
l/min
|
0.0119895
yd³/s
|
560
l/min
|
0.0122075
yd³/s
|
570
l/min
|
0.0124255
yd³/s
|
580
l/min
|
0.0126435
yd³/s
|
590
l/min
|
0.0128615
yd³/s
|
600
l/min
|
0.0130795
yd³/s
|
610
l/min
|
0.0132975
yd³/s
|
620
l/min
|
0.0135155
yd³/s
|
630
l/min
|
0.0137335
yd³/s
|
640
l/min
|
0.0139515
yd³/s
|
650
l/min
|
0.0141695
yd³/s
|
660
l/min
|
0.0143874
yd³/s
|
670
l/min
|
0.0146054
yd³/s
|
680
l/min
|
0.0148234
yd³/s
|
690
l/min
|
0.0150414
yd³/s
|
700
l/min
|
0.0152594
yd³/s
|
710
l/min
|
0.0154774
yd³/s
|
720
l/min
|
0.0156954
yd³/s
|
730
l/min
|
0.0159134
yd³/s
|
740
l/min
|
0.0161314
yd³/s
|
750
l/min
|
0.0163494
yd³/s
|
760
l/min
|
0.0165674
yd³/s
|
770
l/min
|
0.0167854
yd³/s
|
780
l/min
|
0.0170033
yd³/s
|
790
l/min
|
0.0172213
yd³/s
|
800
l/min
|
0.0174393
yd³/s
|
810
l/min
|
0.0176573
yd³/s
|
820
l/min
|
0.0178753
yd³/s
|
830
l/min
|
0.0180933
yd³/s
|
840
l/min
|
0.0183113
yd³/s
|
850
l/min
|
0.0185293
yd³/s
|
860
l/min
|
0.0187473
yd³/s
|
870
l/min
|
0.0189653
yd³/s
|
880
l/min
|
0.0191833
yd³/s
|
890
l/min
|
0.0194012
yd³/s
|
900
l/min
|
0.0196192
yd³/s
|
910
l/min
|
0.0198372
yd³/s
|
920
l/min
|
0.0200552
yd³/s
|
930
l/min
|
0.0202732
yd³/s
|
940
l/min
|
0.0204912
yd³/s
|
950
l/min
|
0.0207092
yd³/s
|
960
l/min
|
0.0209272
yd³/s
|
970
l/min
|
0.0211452
yd³/s
|
980
l/min
|
0.0213632
yd³/s
|
990
l/min
|
0.0215812
yd³/s
|
1000
l/min
|
0.0217992
yd³/s
|
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