Convert Acre-feet per minute to US barrels per minute
Convert Acre-feet per minute (ac-ft/min) to US barrels per minute (bbl/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bbl/min = ac-ft/min × 7758.367347
About Acre-feet per minute
The acre-foot per minute (ac-ft/min) equals 1233.48183754752/60 ≈ 20.558 m³/s, encountered in large irrigation canal capacity descriptions and reservoir emergency spillway sizing in the US West. A major canal gate releasing 1 ac-ft/min drains a 1-acre field 1 foot deep every minute - a substantial agricultural flow. 1 ac-ft/min ≈ 20.558 m³/s ≈ 726.0 ft³/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 minute (ac-ft/min) | US barrels per minute (bbl/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 ac-ft/min | 7758.37 bbl/min |
| 2 ac-ft/min | 15516.7 bbl/min |
| 5 ac-ft/min | 38791.8 bbl/min |
| 10 ac-ft/min | 77583.7 bbl/min |
| 25 ac-ft/min | 193959 bbl/min |
| 50 ac-ft/min | 387918 bbl/min |
| 100 ac-ft/min | 775837 bbl/min |