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====== advtrains.ms_to_kmh ======
//Converts a speed unit in meters per seconds to kilometers per hour.//

//Note: this page has been written for Advtrains 2.0.1 TSS and Minetest 5.1.0. Examples and practices described in this page don't take advantage of improvements introduced in later releases.//

===== Syntax =====
<code lua>
advtrains.ms_to_kmh(speed)
</code>

===== Parameters =====
  * ''speed'' //(number)//: a speed unit in meters per second

===== Returns =====
The corresponding speed unit in **kilometers per hour**.

===== Calculation =====
<code>
        1/1000 km   3600
1 m/s = --------- = ---- km/h = 3.6 km/h
        1/3600 h    1000
</code>

===== Examples =====
<code lua>
advtrains.ms_to_kmh(1)  -- 3.6 km/h
advtrains.ms_to_kmh(3)  -- 10.8 km/h
advtrains.ms_to_kmh(20) -- 72 km/h
advtrains.ms_to_kmh(25) -- 90 km/h
</code>

===== In source code =====
advtrains/helpers.lua, lines 235 to 237:

<file lua ms_to_kmh.lua>
function advtrains.ms_to_kmh(speed)
    return speed * 3.6
end
</file>