In physics and engineering, in particular fluid dynamics and hydrometry, the volumetric flow rate, (also known as volume flow rate, rate of fluid flow or volume velocity) is the volume of fluid which passes through a given surface per unit time.
Characteristic |
Description |
Dimension (SI) |
L3 * T-1 |
Common symbol(s) |
Q |
Table 1: Quantity brief
Unit name |
Symbol |
Conversion to base unit |
Relation to SI units |
|
SI |
ml / s |
ml / s |
* 10-6 |
|
SI |
l / h |
ml / s |
* 10-3 * 3600-1 |
|
SI |
l / s |
ml / s |
* 10-3 |
|
SI |
m3 / s |
m3 / s |
* 1 |
Table 2: Supported units Basis units for a unit system are printed in boldface.
