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

Formula

m/s = dm³/(cm²·min) × 0.1666666666667

or m/s = dm³/(cm²·min) ÷ 6

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/s = 1 m ÷ 1 s (equivalently 1 m³/s of flow per 1 m² of area)

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 Second definition: meter per second.

Worked examples

1. A reading of 0.1 dm³/(cm²·min) converts to 0.01666666667 m/s.
   0.1 dm³/(cm²·min) × 0.1666666667 = 0.01666666667 m/s
2. A value of 1 dm³/(cm²·min) is 0.1666666667 m/s.
   1 dm³/(cm²·min) × 0.1666666667 = 0.1666666667 m/s

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 second appear in filter face velocity (ISO 16890 full-size filters ≈ 2.7 m/s). 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 2, coherent derived units.

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