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Air changes per hour to cubic feet per minute

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882.9CFM

That's 6× as airy as an operating theatre — nothing on our list beats it. One complete change of air takes about 0.4 minutes.

What it means

How fast is the air changing?

Air changes assume the incoming air mixes completely. In practice some of it short-circuits straight to the extract, so the effective rate is lower.

The math

How to convert ACH to CFM

Air changes are flow divided by room volume: ACH = m³/h ÷ room volume. The figures below use the room selected above.

Example: 150 ACH = 882.867 CFM.

The table below is for Bathroom (10 m³).

Every unit

Your ventilation in every unit

Tables

ACH to CFM conversion table

ACH to CFM conversion table
ACHCFM
0.5 ACH2.94289 CFM
1 ACH5.88578 CFM
2 ACH11.7716 CFM
3 ACH17.6573 CFM
4 ACH23.5431 CFM
6 ACH35.3147 CFM
8 ACH47.0862 CFM
10 ACH58.8578 CFM
12 ACH70.6293 CFM
15 ACH88.2867 CFM
20 ACH117.716 CFM
CFM to ACH conversion table
CFM to ACH conversion table
CFMACH
0.5 CFM0.0849506 ACH
1 CFM0.169901 ACH
2 CFM0.339802 ACH
3 CFM0.509703 ACH
4 CFM0.679604 ACH
6 CFM1.01941 ACH
8 CFM1.35921 ACH
10 CFM1.69901 ACH
12 CFM2.03881 ACH
15 CFM2.54852 ACH
20 CFM3.39802 ACH

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many CFM is 1 ACH?
1 ACH is 5.88578 CFM.
How many CFM is 10 ACH?
10 ACH is 58.8578 CFM.
How many CFM is 150 ACH?
150 ACH is 882.867 CFM.

The units

About these units

Air changes per hour (ACH)

How ventilation standards are written: whole room volumes an hour.

Cubic feet per minute (CFM)

How US fans are rated. One CFM is 1.7 m³/h.

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