Convert dm³/(cm²·min) to Meters per Minute

Formula

m/min = dm³/(cm²·min) × 10

Derivation from SI units:

• 1 dm³/(cm²·min) = 10⁻³ m³ ÷ (10⁻⁴ m² × 60 s) = 1/6 m/s ≈ 166.7 mm/s
• 1 m/min = 1 m ÷ 60 s (equivalently 1 m³/min of flow per 1 m² of cloth)
• 1 dm³/(cm²·min) = 0.1666666666667 m/s ÷ 0.01666666666667 m/s per m/min = 10 m/min

Both units are defined exactly, so the factor is exact. Cubic Decimeter per Square Centimeter per Minute definition: cubic decimeter per square centimeter per minute; Meter per Minute definition: meter per minute.

Worked examples

1. A reading of 0.1 dm³/(cm²·min) converts to 1 m/min.
   0.1 dm³/(cm²·min) × 10 = 1 m/min
2. A value of 1 dm³/(cm²·min) is 10 m/min.
   1 dm³/(cm²·min) × 10 = 10 m/min

Where it's used

Cubic Decimeters per Square Centimeter per Minute are used for read-outs on some air permeability testers for open materials, 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.

Cubic Decimeter per Square Centimeter per Minute 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 prefixes deci and centi, Table 8 (minute).
• 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.