Convert Acre-feet per hour to US barrels per minute
Convert Acre-feet per hour (ac-ft/h) to US barrels per minute (bbl/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bbl/min = ac-ft/h × 129.3061224
About Acre-feet per hour
The acre-foot per hour (ac-ft/h) equals 1233.48183754752/3600 ≈ 0.34263 m³/s, standard for sizing irrigation district delivery canals, reservoir outflow scheduling, and aquifer recharge basin calculations in the western US. The US Bureau of Reclamation uses ac-ft/h for canal operational planning; a 1 000-acre farm irrigating with 0.5 in/h rain-equivalent receives ≈41 ac-ft/h. 1 ac-ft/h ≈ 0.34263 m³/s.
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 hour (ac-ft/h) | US barrels per minute (bbl/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 ac-ft/h | 129.306 bbl/min |
| 2 ac-ft/h | 258.612 bbl/min |
| 5 ac-ft/h | 646.531 bbl/min |
| 10 ac-ft/h | 1293.06 bbl/min |
| 25 ac-ft/h | 3232.65 bbl/min |
| 50 ac-ft/h | 6465.31 bbl/min |
| 100 ac-ft/h | 12930.6 bbl/min |