Knot to dams converter (kn to dams)

You can provide values below to convert Knot to dams (kn to dams) or you can reverse the conversion.

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How to Convert Knot to Dekameter per second

1 kn = 0.051444 dams

Understand the base relationship:
1 Knot = 0.514444 meters per second
1 Dekameter per second = 10.000 meters per second
Establish the conversion factor:
1 kn = (0.514444 m/s) / (10.000 m/s/dams) = 0.051444 dams
Apply the conversion:
Multiply the value in kn by 0.051444 to get the equivalent in dams

Convert 5 kn to dams:

5 kn × 0.051444 = 0.257222 dams