Excel Fomula Help - CFM/ft into L/S/M

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To convert CFM per linear foot to liters per second per linear meter in Excel, use unit conversion factors. The key conversions are 1 CFM equals 28.316847 liters per minute, and 1 foot equals 0.3048 meters. The formula simplifies to multiplying by the appropriate factors to ensure units cancel correctly, resulting in a conversion factor of approximately 1.548 liters per meter per second. It's essential to maintain unit consistency throughout the calculation to achieve accurate results. Proper understanding of unit conversions is crucial for successful formula creation in Excel.
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Excel Fomula Help Please
Hello,

I am struggling to create a formula in excel that coverts CFM per linear foot to liters per second per linear meter.

Thank you for your valued help.
 
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You just need to multiply by the unit conversion factors. Google can help. Also this site https://www.convertunits.com/

1 CFM = 28.316847 l/min
1 min = 60 seconds
1 ft = 0.3048 m

also 1 CFM = 1 ft3/min
and 1 litre = 0.001 m3 if you prefer

so ## 1 \frac{ft^3} {ft⋅min} = 1 \frac{ft^2} {min} = 1 \frac{ft^2} {min}⋅(\frac{0.3048⋅m} {ft})^2⋅( \frac{1⋅min} {60⋅ sec})⋅( \frac{1⋅litre}{0.001⋅m^3}) = \frac{0.3048^2}{60⋅0.001} \frac{litre}{m⋅sec} = 1.548 \frac{litre}{m⋅sec}##

notice that the terms in the parentheses are all equal to 1, i.e. ##( \frac{1⋅min} {60⋅sec} )= 1 ##. So you can think of unit conversion as just multiplying by 1 several times combined with a judicious choice of how you represent 1 to cancel the units you don't want and add in the ones you do. But each time you have to make sure the units match up to always equal 1. You can't multiply by ##(\frac{1⋅m} {ft})## because 1 meter isn't the same as 1 foot; ##(\frac{1⋅m} {ft}) = 3.281## not 1.
 
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