What Is This Tool?
This is an online unit converter designed to translate volumetric flow rates from milliliters per minute to US gallons per hour. It helps users convert small-scale flow rates commonly used in medical and laboratory environments into larger industrial and fuel consumption units.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the flow value in milliliters per minute (mL/min).
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Select milliliter/minute as the input unit and gallon (US)/hour as the output unit.
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Click the convert button to get the equivalent flow rate in gallons per hour.
Key Features
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Converts volumetric flow rate from mL/min to gal (US)/h using a precise conversion rate.
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Browser-based tool that is simple and quick to use for various technical and industrial applications.
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Supports accurate translation of units used in medical infusion, microfluidics, fuel burn rates, and HVAC systems.
Examples
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10 mL/min equals 0.158503231 gal (US)/h by multiplying 10 by the conversion factor 0.0158503231.
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50 mL/min equals 0.792516155 gal (US)/h calculated by multiplying 50 by 0.0158503231.
Common Use Cases
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Setting infusion rates for intravenous drug delivery in medical devices.
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Controlling flow in laboratory microfluidic and cell-culture experiments.
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Measuring fuel consumption rates in small aircraft, marine engines, and portable generators.
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Specifying flow for small pumps and dosing systems in chemical and HVAC industries.
Tips & Best Practices
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Ensure steady flow conditions when performing conversions as the tool assumes non-variable flow rates.
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Be cautious of the scale difference between very small flows in mL/min and larger flows in gal (US)/h.
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Use the tool primarily for standardized and consistent flow measurements in medical, laboratory, and industrial contexts.
Limitations
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Small measurement inaccuracies in mL/min may be amplified after conversion to gal (US)/h due to scale difference.
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The US gallon is a non-SI unit, so international or multi-unit scenarios require careful interpretation.
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Conversion applies only to steady volumetric flows and not to variable or pulsatile flows without averaging.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What does milliliter per minute measure?
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Milliliter per minute measures volumetric flow rate, representing one milliliter of fluid passing a point each minute, often used for small controlled flow rates in medical and lab settings.
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Where is gallon (US)/hour commonly used?
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Gallon (US)/hour is used to quantify liquid flow rates for applications like fuel consumption in small engines, pump dosing systems, and HVAC measurements following US customary units.
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Can this conversion be used for variable flow rates?
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No, the conversion assumes steady flow conditions and does not accurately apply to variable or pulsatile flows without temporal averaging.
Key Terminology
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Milliliter per minute (mL/min)
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A volumetric flow rate unit measuring one milliliter of fluid passing a point each minute, often used in medical and laboratory contexts.
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Gallon (US)/hour (gal (US)/h)
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A volumetric flow rate unit representing the number of US liquid gallons passing a point each hour, commonly used in non-SI industrial and fuel measurement applications.
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Volumetric Flow Rate
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The measure of the volume of fluid passing through a point per unit time, used in various scientific and engineering fields.