Convert Liters per Square Decimeter per Minute to m/min

Formula

m/min = L/(dm²·min) ÷ 10

Derivation from SI units:

• 1 L/(dm²·min) = 10⁻³ m³ ÷ (10⁻² m² × 60 s) = 1/600 m/s ≈ 1.667 mm/s
• 1 m/min = 1 m ÷ 60 s (equivalently 1 m³/min of flow per 1 m² of cloth)
• 1 L/(dm²·min) = 0.001666666666667 m/s ÷ 0.01666666666667 m/s per m/min = 0.1 m/min

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

Worked examples

1. A reading of 20 L/(dm²·min) converts to 2 m/min.
   20 L/(dm²·min) × 0.1 = 2 m/min
2. A value of 200 L/(dm²·min) is 20 m/min.
   200 L/(dm²·min) × 0.1 = 20 m/min

Where it's used

Liters per Square Decimeter per Minute are used for older European fabric permeability reports (e.g. DIN-based), 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.

Liter per Square Decimeter 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 8 (litre, 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.