The pint per second unit may not seem familiar to some, but it’s a fascinating measure of flow rate, primarily used to quantify liquid flow in a system. Originating from the British Imperial system, a pint per second represents the volume of one pint flowing through a conduit every second. While we often think about flow rates in terms of liters per second or gallons per hour, pint per second can be a useful measure for smaller-scale applications, especially in culinary or laboratory settings.
Interestingly, the concept of flow rate is crucial in various industries, from chemical processing to beverage dispensing. Consider beer taps at a busy pub; they might be designed to achieve an optimal flow rate, ensuring a pint of beer is expertly poured in a matter of seconds, balancing speed and quality to create the perfect pour.
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.
| Pints per second | Kilolitres per hour |
|---|---|
0
pnt/s
|
0
kl/h
|
0.5
pnt/s
|
0.851718
kl/h
|
1
pnt/s
|
1.70344
kl/h
|
1.5
pnt/s
|
2.55515
kl/h
|
2
pnt/s
|
3.40687
kl/h
|
2.5
pnt/s
|
4.25859
kl/h
|
3
pnt/s
|
5.11031
kl/h
|
3.5
pnt/s
|
5.96202
kl/h
|
4
pnt/s
|
6.81374
kl/h
|
4.5
pnt/s
|
7.66546
kl/h
|
5
pnt/s
|
8.51718
kl/h
|
5.5
pnt/s
|
9.36889
kl/h
|
6
pnt/s
|
10.22061
kl/h
|
6.5
pnt/s
|
11.07233
kl/h
|
7
pnt/s
|
11.92405
kl/h
|
7.5
pnt/s
|
12.77576
kl/h
|
8
pnt/s
|
13.62748
kl/h
|
8.5
pnt/s
|
14.4792
kl/h
|
9
pnt/s
|
15.33092
kl/h
|
9.5
pnt/s
|
16.18264
kl/h
|
10
pnt/s
|
17.03435
kl/h
|
10.5
pnt/s
|
17.88607
kl/h
|
11
pnt/s
|
18.73779
kl/h
|
11.5
pnt/s
|
19.58951
kl/h
|
12
pnt/s
|
20.44122
kl/h
|
12.5
pnt/s
|
21.29294
kl/h
|
13
pnt/s
|
22.14466
kl/h
|
13.5
pnt/s
|
22.99638
kl/h
|
14
pnt/s
|
23.84809
kl/h
|
14.5
pnt/s
|
24.69981
kl/h
|
15
pnt/s
|
25.55153
kl/h
|
15.5
pnt/s
|
26.40325
kl/h
|
16
pnt/s
|
27.25496
kl/h
|
16.5
pnt/s
|
28.10668
kl/h
|
17
pnt/s
|
28.9584
kl/h
|
17.5
pnt/s
|
29.81012
kl/h
|
18
pnt/s
|
30.66184
kl/h
|
18.5
pnt/s
|
31.51355
kl/h
|
19
pnt/s
|
32.36527
kl/h
|
19.5
pnt/s
|
33.21699
kl/h
|
20
pnt/s
|
34.06871
kl/h
|
20.5
pnt/s
|
34.92042
kl/h
|
21
pnt/s
|
35.77214
kl/h
|
21.5
pnt/s
|
36.62386
kl/h
|
22
pnt/s
|
37.47558
kl/h
|
22.5
pnt/s
|
38.32729
kl/h
|
23
pnt/s
|
39.17901
kl/h
|
23.5
pnt/s
|
40.03073
kl/h
|
24
pnt/s
|
40.88245
kl/h
|
24.5
pnt/s
|
41.73416
kl/h
|
25
pnt/s
|
42.58588
kl/h
|
25.5
pnt/s
|
43.4376
kl/h
|
26
pnt/s
|
44.28932
kl/h
|
26.5
pnt/s
|
45.14104
kl/h
|
27
pnt/s
|
45.99275
kl/h
|
27.5
pnt/s
|
46.84447
kl/h
|
28
pnt/s
|
47.69619
kl/h
|
28.5
pnt/s
|
48.54791
kl/h
|
29
pnt/s
|
49.39962
kl/h
|
29.5
pnt/s
|
50.25134
kl/h
|
30
pnt/s
|
51.10306
kl/h
|
30.5
pnt/s
|
51.95478
kl/h
|
31
pnt/s
|
52.80649
kl/h
|
31.5
pnt/s
|
53.65821
kl/h
|
32
pnt/s
|
54.50993
kl/h
|
32.5
pnt/s
|
55.36165
kl/h
|
33
pnt/s
|
56.21336
kl/h
|
33.5
pnt/s
|
57.06508
kl/h
|
34
pnt/s
|
57.9168
kl/h
|
34.5
pnt/s
|
58.76852
kl/h
|
35
pnt/s
|
59.62024
kl/h
|
35.5
pnt/s
|
60.47195
kl/h
|
36
pnt/s
|
61.32367
kl/h
|
36.5
pnt/s
|
62.17539
kl/h
|
37
pnt/s
|
63.02711
kl/h
|
37.5
pnt/s
|
63.87882
kl/h
|
38
pnt/s
|
64.73054
kl/h
|
38.5
pnt/s
|
65.58226
kl/h
|
39
pnt/s
|
66.43398
kl/h
|
39.5
pnt/s
|
67.28569
kl/h
|
40
pnt/s
|
68.13741
kl/h
|
40.5
pnt/s
|
68.98913
kl/h
|
41
pnt/s
|
69.84085
kl/h
|
41.5
pnt/s
|
70.69257
kl/h
|
42
pnt/s
|
71.54428
kl/h
|
42.5
pnt/s
|
72.396
kl/h
|
43
pnt/s
|
73.24772
kl/h
|
43.5
pnt/s
|
74.09944
kl/h
|
44
pnt/s
|
74.95115
kl/h
|
44.5
pnt/s
|
75.80287
kl/h
|
45
pnt/s
|
76.65459
kl/h
|
45.5
pnt/s
|
77.50631
kl/h
|
46
pnt/s
|
78.35802
kl/h
|
46.5
pnt/s
|
79.20974
kl/h
|
47
pnt/s
|
80.06146
kl/h
|
47.5
pnt/s
|
80.91318
kl/h
|
48
pnt/s
|
81.76489
kl/h
|
48.5
pnt/s
|
82.61661
kl/h
|
49
pnt/s
|
83.46833
kl/h
|
49.5
pnt/s
|
84.32005
kl/h
|
50
pnt/s
|
85.17177
kl/h
|
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