What Is This Tool?
This converter transforms flow rate values from acre-foot per year to cubic meter per hour, enabling users to translate long-term volumetric flows into hourly flow rates commonly needed in various engineering and water management fields.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the numeric value in acre-foot/year you want to convert
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Choose acre-foot/year as the source unit and cubic meter/hour as the target unit
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Click convert to see the equivalent volume flow expressed in cubic meters per hour
Key Features
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Converts flow rates between acre-foot/year and cubic meter/hour units
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Browser-based and easy to use without installation
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Supports applications in water resources, irrigation, HVAC, and industrial fluid systems
Examples
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Convert 5 acre-foot/year to cubic meter/hour: 5 × 0.1408089922 = 0.704044961 m³/h
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Convert 10 acre-foot/year to cubic meter/hour: 10 × 0.1408089922 = 1.408089922 m³/h
Common Use Cases
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Water resource planning and reservoir yield calculations
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Allocating water rights for agriculture and irrigation districts
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Sizing pumps and compressors for water and wastewater systems
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Designing ventilation rates and HVAC system capacities
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Pipeline and industrial process flow rate descriptions
Tips & Best Practices
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Use the converter to quickly translate annual flow volumes into hourly rates for operational analysis
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Consider flow variations since the tool assumes uniform flow when converting long-term averages
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Apply the conversion carefully when precision for short-term flows is necessary due to averaging
Limitations
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The acre-foot/year unit averages flow over a whole year and does not account for temporal changes
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Converting to cubic meter/hour assumes constant flow and may not represent peak flow conditions
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Use with caution for short-term engineering decisions where flow variance is significant
Frequently Asked Questions
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What does one acre-foot per year represent?
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An acre-foot per year describes a flow rate where the volume of one acre-foot is delivered or used uniformly over one year.
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Why convert acre-foot/year to cubic meter/hour?
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Converting allows translating annual volumetric flow rates into hourly rates needed for pump sizing, system design, and operational flow analysis.
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Can this conversion reflect peak flow variability?
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No, it assumes a steady average flow since acre-foot/year is an annual average and does not account for fluctuations.
Key Terminology
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Acre-foot/year [ac*ft/y]
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A flow rate representing one acre-foot volume delivered or used evenly over a year, equal to about 1,233.48 cubic meters annually.
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Cubic meter/hour [m³/h]
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A volumetric flow rate unit indicating how many cubic meters of fluid pass a point in one hour.