Cubic Decimeter per Square Centimeter per Minute (dm³/(cm²·min))
The cubic decimetre per square centimetre per minute, dm³/(cm²·min), is a large permeability unit equal to 1/6 m/s (≈ 166.7 mm/s). It shows up on some instruments for highly permeable materials.
Symbol: dm³/(cm²·min) (ASCII: dm3/cm2/min)
Quantity: face velocity and air permeability (volumetric flow per unit area)
SI relation: 1 dm³/(cm²·min) = 0.1666666666667 m/s (exact)
Derivation: 1 dm³/(cm²·min) = 10⁻³ m³ ÷ (10⁻⁴ m² × 60 s) = 1/6 m/s ≈ 166.7 mm/s
Exact: yes, by definition
Typical uses
- Read-outs on some air permeability testers for open materials
- Converting instrument values to mm/s or L/(m²·s)
Convert cubic decimeters per square centimeter per minute to other units
Open the Face Velocity & Air Permeability Converter to convert any value between all units.
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).
Last reviewed: . Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.
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