Centimeters per Second to Meters per Minute (cm/s to m/min)

Formula

m/min = cm/s × 0.6

or m/min = cm/s ÷ 1.666666666667

Derivation from SI units:

• 1 cm/s = 0.01 m ÷ 1 s = 1 cm³/(s·cm²)
• 1 m/min = 1 m ÷ 60 s (equivalently 1 m³/min of flow per 1 m² of cloth)
• 1 cm/s = 0.01 m/s ÷ 0.01666666666667 m/s per m/min = 0.6 m/min

Both units are defined exactly, so the factor is exact. Centimeter per Second definition: centimeter per second; Meter per Minute definition: meter per minute.

Worked examples

1. A reading of 2.5 cm/s converts to 1.5 m/min.
   2.5 cm/s × 0.6 = 1.5 m/min
2. A value of 14 cm/s is 8.4 m/min.
   14 cm/s × 0.6 = 8.4 m/min

Where it's used

Centimeters per Second are used for filter media testing (5.33 cm/s = 32 L/min through 100 cm²), while meters per minute appear in baghouse and dust-collector air-to-cloth ratio (pulse-jet ≈ 1–2 m/min). Both measure face velocity and air permeability (volumetric flow per unit area), so the conversion is a fixed factor.

Centimeter per Second to other face velocity & air permeability units

Frequently asked questions

Sources

• The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition (SI Brochure), Bureau International des Poids et Mesures , Table 2 with SI prefix centi.
• The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition (SI Brochure), Bureau International des Poids et Mesures , Table 8 (minute).

Last reviewed: 2026-10-15. Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.