gram/hour [g/h] Unit Converter

Definition of gram/hour [g/h] unit

Gram per hour (g/h) is a mass-flow rate unit expressing the transfer of one gram of material during one hour. It equals 0.001 kilograms per 3,600 seconds, or approximately 0.0002778 grams per second.

History of gram/hour [g/h] unit

The gram originated in the metric system developed in France during the late eighteenth century, where it was defined in relation to the mass of a cubic centimeter of water. The hour is an ancient time unit, standardized internationally through modern timekeeping. Combining mass and time created practical flow-rate units such as gram per hour, especially as industrial measurement expanded. Although kilograms per second is the SI unit for mass flow, g/h remains convenient for small feed rates. Its notation and use became consistent through engineering, laboratory, and manufacturing practice.

Applications of gram/hour [g/h] unit

Gram per hour is used to specify low mass-flow rates in laboratory dosing, chemical feeders, pharmaceutical production, nutrition studies, and environmental sampling. Examples include catalyst or reagent delivery, powdered material feeding, gas or vapor release, and drug-infusion calculations. Engineers may also use g/h to report emissions, evaporation, corrosion loss, or material consumption when rates are relatively small.

Complete list of gram/hour [g/h] unit conversion

• kilogram/second [kg/s] = 3600000 gram/hour [g/h]
• gram/second [g/s] = 3600 gram/hour [g/h]
• gram/minute [g/min] = 60 gram/hour [g/h]
• gram/day [g/d] = 0.041666666666667 gram/hour [g/h]
• milligram/minute [mg/min] = 0.06 gram/hour [g/h]
• milligram/hour [mg/h] = 0.001 gram/hour [g/h]
• milligram/day [mg/d] = 4.1666666666667E-5 gram/hour [g/h]
• kilogram/minute [kg/min] = 60000 gram/hour [g/h]
• kilogram/hour [kg/h] = 1000 gram/hour [g/h]
• kilogram/day [kg/d] = 41.666666666667 gram/hour [g/h]
• exagram/second [Eg/s] = 3.6E+21 gram/hour [g/h]
• petagram/second [Pg/s] = 3.6E+18 gram/hour [g/h]
• teragram/second [Tg/s] = 3.6E+15 gram/hour [g/h]
• gigagram/second [Gg/s] = 3600000000000 gram/hour [g/h]
• megagram/second [Mg/s] = 3600000000 gram/hour [g/h]
• hectogram/second [hg/s] = 360000 gram/hour [g/h]
• dekagram/second [dag/s] = 36000 gram/hour [g/h]
• decigram/second [dg/s] = 360 gram/hour [g/h]
• centigram/second [cg/s] = 36 gram/hour [g/h]
• milligram/second [mg/s] = 3.6 gram/hour [g/h]
• microgram/second [µg/s] = 0.0036 gram/hour [g/h]
• ton (metric)/second [t/s] = 3600000000 gram/hour [g/h]
• ton (metric)/minute [t/min] = 60000000 gram/hour [g/h]
• ton (metric)/hour [t/h] = 1000000 gram/hour [g/h]
• ton (metric)/day [t/d] = 41666.666666667 gram/hour [g/h]
• ton (short)/hour [ton (US)/h] = 907184.74 gram/hour [g/h]
• pound/second [lb/s] = 1632932.532 gram/hour [g/h]
• pound/minute [lb/min] = 27215.5422 gram/hour [g/h]
• pound/hour [lb/h] = 453.59237 gram/hour [g/h]
• pound/day [lb/d] = 18.899682083333 gram/hour [g/h]