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Cubic Feet Per Minute/Hour [1]

Units of measurement typically applied to the flow of liquids or gases or gases in a pipe or tube. A cubic foot is the volume contained in a cube that measures 1 foot on each of its sides. 

A flow rate of 2 cubic feet per minute means that a volume of 2 cubic feet is passing by a given point in a pipe or tube each minute. A flow rate of 2 cubic feet per hour means that a volume of 2 cubic feet is passing by a given point in a pipe or tube each hour.

See PEI/RP300 [2].

 

Source URL (modified on 10/14/2014): https://testing.pei.org/wiki/cubic-feet-minutehour

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[2] https://testing.pei.org/node/349