Pound per Hour Square Foot (lb/(h·ft²))
Pound per hour square foot equals 1.356229738 g/(s·m²) using the international avoirdupois pound.
Pounds per hour square foot appear in US HVAC and chemical engineering mass-flux specifications.
Pound per Hour Square Foot to Kilogram per Hour Square Meter
Convert pound per hour square foot to kilogram per hour square meter instantly. Type in either field — results update live.
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1 pound per hour square foot = 4.8824270564 kilograms per hour square meter
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Conversion table
Selected lb/(h·ft²) values converted to kg/(h·m²) using the exact factor from this tool.
| lb/(h·ft²) | kg/(h·m²) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.0488242706 |
| 0.1 | 0.4882427056 |
| 1 | 4.8824270564 |
| 2 | 9.7648541128 |
| 3 | 14.6472811692 |
| 5 | 24.412135282 |
| 10 | 48.8242705641 |
| 20 | 97.6485411282 |
| 50 | 244.1213528205 |
| 100 | 488.2427056409 |
| 1,000 | 4,882.4270564094 |
How to convert
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 lb/(h·ft²) = 4.8824270564 kg/(h·m²)
1 kg/(h·m²) = 0.204816168 lb/(h·ft²)
To convert pound per hour square foot to kilogram per hour square meter, multiply by 4.8824270564.
To convert kilogram per hour square meter to pound per hour square foot, multiply by 0.204816168.
Example: convert 10 lb/(h·ft²) to kg/(h·m²)
10 × 4.8824270564 = 48.8242705641 kg/(h·m²)
About these units
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
Kilogram per Hour Square Meter (kg/(h·m²))
Kilogram per hour square meter equals 0.2777778 g/(s·m²) — a practical rate for industrial drying and coating lines.
Kilograms per hour square meter quantify spray drying, vapor deposition, and mass-transfer coefficients in process design.
Frequently asked questions
How many kilograms per hour square meter are in one pound per hour square foot?
One pound per hour square foot equals 4.8824270564 kilograms per hour square meter. Multiply your pounds per hour square foot value by 4.8824270564 to convert to kilograms per hour square meter.
What is the conversion formula?
kg/(h·m²) = lb/(h·ft²) × 4.8824270564The reverse is
lb/(h·ft²) = kg/(h·m²) × 0.204816168, using the same exact factors as this converter.Is this Pound per Hour Square Foot to Kilogram per Hour Square Meter converter private?
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