What Is This Tool?
This converter helps transform values from cubic yard/second (yd³/s), a unit often used in US customary water flow measurement, to hundred-cubic foot/minute (hundred-cf/min), a unit typically applied in ventilation and industrial airflow contexts.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the flow rate value in cubic yard/second
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Select the target unit: hundred-cubic foot/minute
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Click the convert button to see the result instantly
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Use the converted value for your engineering or airflow calculations
Key Features
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Converts volumetric flow rates between cubic yard/second and hundred-cubic foot/minute
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Useful for civil engineering, hydraulics, HVAC, and industrial ventilation needs
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Browser-based tool requiring no installation
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Supports large-scale flow rate unit translation for water and air flows
Examples
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Convert 2 yd³/s to hundred-cubic foot/minute to get 32.4 hundred-cf/min
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Change 0.5 yd³/s into hundred-cubic foot/minute for 8.1 hundred-cf/min
Common Use Cases
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Expressing river discharge in US customary units and converting for ventilation design
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Sizing stormwater drainage systems and correlating to HVAC airflow rates
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Specifying pump or irrigation canal flows and translating them to fan capacities in industrial setups
Tips & Best Practices
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Ensure the flow is incompressible when applying conversion for liquids
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Use this conversion to compare liquid flow rates to typical bulk air flow values in ventilation
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Check system conditions separately as temperature and pressure are not considered in the conversion
Limitations
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Does not account for factors like fluid density, temperature, or pressure changes
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Assumes incompressible flow which may not hold true for gases
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May require correction factors when converting between liquid and gas flow volumes
Frequently Asked Questions
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What does a cubic yard/second measure?
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It measures volumetric flow rate representing one cubic yard of fluid passing a point every second, commonly used in US customary hydraulic engineering.
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Where is hundred-cubic foot/minute typically used?
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This unit quantifies bulk air or gas flow in ventilation, HVAC systems, and industrial processes.
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Can this conversion be used for compressible gases?
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No, the conversion assumes incompressible flow and does not consider compressibility effects due to temperature or pressure.
Key Terminology
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Cubic yard/second [yd³/s]
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A volumetric flow rate unit representing one cubic yard of fluid moving past a point every second, used mainly in US hydraulic engineering.
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Hundred-cubic foot/minute
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A volumetric flow rate unit equal to 100 cubic feet of fluid passing a point each minute, used in ventilation and HVAC contexts.
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Volumetric Flow Rate
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The volume of fluid that passes through a given surface per unit time.