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

Formula

dm³/(cm²·min) = m/min ÷ 10

Derivation from SI units:

• 1 m/min = 1 m ÷ 60 s (equivalently 1 m³/min of flow per 1 m² of cloth)
• 1 dm³/(cm²·min) = 10⁻³ m³ ÷ (10⁻⁴ m² × 60 s) = 1/6 m/s ≈ 166.7 mm/s
• 1 m/min = 0.01666666666667 m/s ÷ 0.1666666666667 m/s per dm³/(cm²·min) = 0.1 dm³/(cm²·min)

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

Worked examples

1. A reading of 1.5 m/min converts to 0.15 dm³/(cm²·min).
   1.5 m/min × 0.1 = 0.15 dm³/(cm²·min)
2. A value of 10 m/min is 1 dm³/(cm²·min).
   10 m/min × 0.1 = 1 dm³/(cm²·min)

Where it's used

Meters per Minute are used for baghouse and dust-collector air-to-cloth ratio (pulse-jet ≈ 1–2 m/min), while cubic decimeters per square centimeter per minute appear in read-outs on some air permeability testers for open materials. Both measure face velocity and air permeability (volumetric flow per unit area), so the conversion is a fixed factor.

Meter 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 (minute).
• 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).

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