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Air changes per hour to liters per second

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416.7L/s

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 L/s

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

Example: 150 ACH = 416.667 L/s.

The table below is for Bathroom (10 m³).

Every unit

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Tables

ACH to L/s conversion table

ACH to L/s conversion table
ACHL/s
0.5 ACH1.38889 L/s
1 ACH2.77778 L/s
2 ACH5.55556 L/s
3 ACH8.33333 L/s
4 ACH11.1111 L/s
6 ACH16.6667 L/s
8 ACH22.2222 L/s
10 ACH27.7778 L/s
12 ACH33.3333 L/s
15 ACH41.6667 L/s
20 ACH55.5556 L/s
L/s to ACH conversion table
L/s to ACH conversion table
L/sACH
0.5 L/s0.18 ACH
1 L/s0.36 ACH
2 L/s0.72 ACH
3 L/s1.08 ACH
4 L/s1.44 ACH
6 L/s2.16 ACH
8 L/s2.88 ACH
10 L/s3.6 ACH
12 L/s4.32 ACH
15 L/s5.4 ACH
20 L/s7.2 ACH

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many L/s is 1 ACH?
1 ACH is 2.77778 L/s.
How many L/s is 10 ACH?
10 ACH is 27.7778 L/s.
How many L/s is 150 ACH?
150 ACH is 416.667 L/s.

The units

About these units

Air changes per hour (ACH)

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

Liters per second (L/s)

The unit UK and Australian building codes use.

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