One milliliter per minute is exactly 5.885777787e-07 cubic feet per second, so converting milliliters per minute to cubic feet per second is a single multiplication. Enter any figure and the result appears as you type — the arithmetic runs in your browser, so nothing is sent anywhere.
The cusec — how American river gauges and water rights report flow. Laboratory and infusion flow: HPLC pumps and syringe drivers are set in mL/min.
Standard versus actual volume. Gas flow in CFM depends on pressure and temperature, which is why compressor ratings say SCFM and specify the reference conditions. Converting the number is exact; comparing two ratings measured at different conditions is not. The tables underneath give both a plain step-by-step lookup and a list of real quantities expressed in cubic feet per second, so you can sanity-check whether your answer is a plausible size.
The formula
milliliters per minute- The amount you are converting, in milliliters per minute
5.88577778691e-07- The exact number of cubic feet per second in one milliliter per minute
cubic feet per second- The converted result
How it works, step by step
- Enter the value in milliliters per minute.
- It is multiplied by 5.88577778691e-07, the exact factor between the two units.
- The answer is shown in cubic feet per second, with the reverse conversion beneath it.
- Check the reference table if you want a figure of comparable size.
Worked examples
A dripping tap: 6 mL/min in cubic feet per second
Take a dripping tap, roughly 6 mL/min. The conversion is a single multiplication — 6 × 5.88578e-07 — giving 3.53147e-06 cfs. Because the relationship is proportional, doubling the input doubles the answer to 7.06293e-06 cfs.
A shower head: 9600 mL/min in cubic feet per second
A shower head comes to about 9600 mL/min. Multiplying by the factor: 9600 × 5.88578e-07 = 0.00565035 cfs. Dividing the answer back by 5.88578e-07 returns the figure you started with, which is the quickest way to check you have the factor the right way up.
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Frequently asked questions
How many cubic feet per second are in one milliliter per minute?
Exactly 5.88577778691e-07. Every figure on this page is that one number multiplied by your input, so the only rounding is at the display step.
What is the formula to convert milliliters per minute to cubic feet per second?
cubic feet per second = milliliters per minute × 5.88577778691e-07. Reversed, milliliters per minute = cubic feet per second ÷ 5.88577778691e-07, which is the same as multiplying by 1,699,010.79552.
Which is the bigger unit, the milliliter per minute or the cubic foot per second?
The cubic foot per second. One milliliter per minute is only 5.88578e-07 of a cubic foot per second, so it takes 1.69901e+06 milliliters per minute to make one cubic foot per second.
What does this quantity actually measure?
Both units measure volumetric flow. That is why a single factor is enough: there is no temperature offset and no material property involved, unlike conversions that cross between different quantities.
What is a milliliter per minute?
Laboratory and infusion flow: HPLC pumps and syringe drivers are set in mL/min.
What is a cubic foot per second?
The cusec — how American river gauges and water rights report flow.
Why does my answer differ from another converter?
Almost always because the other tool rounded the factor before multiplying. This page keeps full double precision through the calculation and rounds only for display, and it prints the factor it used so you can see where any difference came from.
Is there a quick way to do mL/min to cfs in my head?
Plenty of people do this in their head: divide by 1700000.000000 instead of using the exact factor 0.000001. At 100 that shortcut gives 0.000059 cubic feet per second, off by 3.4248e-08 cubic feet per second or about 0.06%. Fine for a rough estimate, not fine for anything you are cutting to size or dosing.
Milliliters Per Minute to cubic feet per second reference tables
| Milliliters Per Minute | Cubic Feet Per Second |
|---|---|
| 0.5 mL/min | 2.94289e-07 cfs |
| 1 mL/min | 5.88578e-07 cfs |
| 2 mL/min | 1.17716e-06 cfs |
| 3 mL/min | 1.76573e-06 cfs |
| 5 mL/min | 2.94289e-06 cfs |
| 10 mL/min | 5.88578e-06 cfs |
| 20 mL/min | 1.17716e-05 cfs |
| 25 mL/min | 1.47144e-05 cfs |
| 50 mL/min | 2.94289e-05 cfs |
| 75 mL/min | 4.41433e-05 cfs |
| 100 mL/min | 5.88578e-05 cfs |
| 250 mL/min | 0.000147144 cfs |
| 500 mL/min | 0.000294289 cfs |
| 1000 mL/min | 0.000588578 cfs |
| 5000 mL/min | 0.00294289 cfs |
Exact factor: 1 milliliter per minute = 5.88577778691e-07 cubic feet per second.
| Quantity | mL/min | cfs |
|---|---|---|
| A dripping tap | 6 mL/min | 3.531e-06 cfs |
| A bathroom tap | 6000 mL/min | 0.003531 cfs |
| A shower head | 9600 mL/min | 0.00565 cfs |
| A garden hose | 1.8e+04 mL/min | 0.01059 cfs |
| A fire hydrant | 3.6e+06 mL/min | 2.119 cfs |
| The Thames at London | 3.9e+09 mL/min | 2295 cfs |
Published reference values, converted with the same factor this page uses.