Convert Acre-feet per day to US barrels per minute
Convert Acre-feet per day (ac-ft/d) to US barrels per minute (bbl/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bbl/min = ac-ft/d × 5.387755102
About Acre-feet per day
The acre-foot per day (ac-ft/d) equals 1233.48183754752/86400 ≈ 0.014278 m³/s, the practical unit for daily water-delivery scheduling in western US irrigation districts and river-compact administration. Water rights in the Colorado River system are specified in acre-feet per year; daily delivery schedules convert to ac-ft/d. A moderate-size irrigation lateral delivers 5-50 ac-ft/d. 1 ac-ft/d ≈ 0.014278 m³/s ≈ 504.2 US gal/min.
About US barrels per minute
The US barrel per minute (bbl/min) equals 0.158987294928/60 ≈ 2.650×10⁻³ m³/s, used in oil-pipeline pigging operations and tanker loading/unloading rates. A large crude-oil loading arm at a terminal can transfer 20 000 bbl/h = ≈333 bbl/min = ≈52 000 US gal/min. Pipeline operators monitor block-valve isolation in bbl/min to detect ruptures. 1 bbl/min ≈ 2.650×10⁻³ m³/s.
Quick Reference Table
| Acre-feet per day (ac-ft/d) | US barrels per minute (bbl/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 ac-ft/d | 5.38776 bbl/min |
| 2 ac-ft/d | 10.7755 bbl/min |
| 5 ac-ft/d | 26.9388 bbl/min |
| 10 ac-ft/d | 53.8776 bbl/min |
| 25 ac-ft/d | 134.694 bbl/min |
| 50 ac-ft/d | 269.388 bbl/min |
| 100 ac-ft/d | 538.776 bbl/min |