What Is This Tool?
This converter allows users to transform flow rate values from acre-foot per day (ac*ft/d), a volumetric unit used mainly in water resources, into liter per second (L/s), a common unit in engineering and laboratory settings. It provides a straightforward way to switch between daily large-scale water volumes and instantaneous flow rates.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the flow value in acre-foot/day in the input field
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Select acre-foot/day as the source unit and liter/second as the target unit
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Click the convert button to see the equivalent flow rate in liter/second
Key Features
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Converts acre-foot/day to liter/second using precise conversion factors
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Browser-based and easy to use for various flow measurement needs
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Useful for water management, irrigation, laboratory, and HVAC calculations
Examples
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Convert 2 acre-foot/day to liter/second = 28.5529345254 L/s
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Convert 0.5 acre-foot/day to liter/second = 7.13823363135 L/s
Common Use Cases
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Determining irrigation water delivery rates for agricultural districts
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Reporting inflows and outflows in reservoirs or rivers for resource planning
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Sizing municipal or industrial surface-water withdrawals and transfers
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Measuring water flow in plumbing and domestic supply systems
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Specifying flow rates for pumps and dosing devices in labs
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Calculating ventilation airflow per person in HVAC and indoor air quality
Tips & Best Practices
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Ensure consistent units when converting between imperial and metric systems
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Use liter/second units for accurate, real-time flow rate measurements
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Verify daily volumetric values before converting to instantaneous flow units
Limitations
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Acre-foot/day is a daily volumetric flow unit, so it may lack immediacy for real-time rates
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Careful attention to unit bases (imperial vs metric) is necessary to avoid errors
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The converter does not account for measurement precision or environmental factors
Frequently Asked Questions
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What does one acre-foot/day represent?
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It represents the flow rate delivering or removing one acre-foot of volume each day, commonly used in water resource contexts.
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Why convert from acre-foot/day to liter/second?
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To translate large-scale daily water volumes into smaller-scale, instantaneous flow rates useful in engineering and laboratory applications.
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Is liter/second an SI base unit?
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Liter/second is derived from SI base units and corresponds to a volume flow of one liter each second.
Key Terminology
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Acre-foot/day [ac*ft/d]
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A volumetric flow rate unit equal to one acre-foot of volume delivered or removed each day, used mainly in water-resources management.
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Liter/second [L/s]
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A volumetric flow rate unit representing one liter of volume passing per second, widely applied in engineering and laboratory measurements.
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Volumetric Flow Rate
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The quantity of fluid flowing through a cross-section per unit time, measured in units like acre-foot/day or liter/second.