Convert Meters per Minute to Decimeters per Second

Formula

dm/s = m/min × 0.1666666666667

or dm/s = m/min ÷ 6

Derivation from SI units:

• 1 m/min = 1 m ÷ 60 s (equivalently 1 m³/min of flow per 1 m² of cloth)
• 1 dm/s = 0.1 m ÷ 1 s
• 1 m/min = 0.01666666666667 m/s ÷ 0.1 m/s per dm/s = 0.1666666666667 dm/s

Both units are defined exactly, so the factor is exact. Meter per Minute definition: meter per minute; Decimeter per Second definition: decimeter per second.

Worked examples

1. A reading of 1.5 m/min converts to 0.25 dm/s.
   1.5 m/min × 0.1666666667 = 0.25 dm/s
2. A value of 10 m/min is 1.666666667 dm/s.
   10 m/min × 0.1666666667 = 1.666666667 dm/s

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 decimeters per second appear in occasional instrument read-outs. 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 prefix deci.

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