Decimeter per Second (dm/s)
The decimetre per second (dm/s) is one tenth of a metre per second. It is rarely used, but it appears on some instrument scales and older permeability reports.
Symbol: dm/s
Quantity: face velocity and air permeability (volumetric flow per unit area)
SI relation: 1 dm/s = 0.1 m/s (exact)
Derivation: 1 dm/s = 0.1 m ÷ 1 s
Exact: yes, by definition
Typical uses
- Occasional instrument read-outs
- Converting L/(dm²·s) values: 1 L/(dm²·s) = 1 dm/s
Convert decimeters per second 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 prefix deci.
Last reviewed: . Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.
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