Convert Liters per Square Meter per Second to m/min

Formula

m/min = L/(m²·s) × 0.06

or m/min = L/(m²·s) ÷ 16.66666666667

Derivation from SI units:

• 1 L/(m²·s) = 10⁻³ m³ ÷ (1 m² × 1 s) = 10⁻³ m/s = 1 mm/s
• 1 m/min = 1 m ÷ 60 s (equivalently 1 m³/min of flow per 1 m² of cloth)
• 1 L/(m²·s) = 0.001 m/s ÷ 0.01666666666667 m/s per m/min = 0.06 m/min

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

Worked examples

1. A reading of 75 L/(m²·s) converts to 4.5 m/min.
   75 L/(m²·s) × 0.06 = 4.5 m/min
2. A value of 500 L/(m²·s) is 30 m/min.
   500 L/(m²·s) × 0.06 = 30 m/min

Where it's used

Liters per Square Meter per Second are used for fabric and nonwoven air permeability (EN ISO 9237 at 100 Pa or 200 Pa), 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 Meter per Second to other face velocity & air permeability units

Frequently asked questions

Sources

• ISO 9237:1995 Textiles — Determination of the permeability of fabrics to air, International Organization for Standardization , air permeability expressed per unit area.
• The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition (SI Brochure), Bureau International des Poids et Mesures , Table 8 (litre).
• 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.