Convert Cubic feet per minute to US barrels per second
Convert Cubic feet per minute (ft³/min) to US barrels per second (bbl/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bbl/s = ft³/min × 0.002968460111
About Cubic feet per minute
The cubic foot per minute (cfm or ft³/min) equals 0.028316846592/60 ≈ 4.719×10⁻⁴ m³/s, the dominant unit for ventilation, HVAC airflow, and compressed-air system design in the US. ASHRAE ventilation standards, building-code fresh-air requirements, and dust-collector capacity are all stated in cfm. A residential HVAC system moves 800-1 200 cfm; an industrial dust collector handles 2 000-20 000 cfm. 1 cfm ≈ 0.4719 L/s.
About US barrels per second
The US barrel per second (bbl/s) equals 0.158987294928 m³/s, an extremely large flow rate used only for catastrophic spill-rate estimates and very large pipeline surge calculations. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill peaked at ≈60 000 bbl/d ≈ 0.000694 bbl/s; major subsea pipeline ruptures may briefly exceed 1 bbl/s during decompression. 1 US bbl/s = 0.158987 m³/s ≈ 158.987 L/s.
Quick Reference Table
| Cubic feet per minute (ft³/min) | US barrels per second (bbl/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 ft³/min | 0.00296846 bbl/s |
| 2 ft³/min | 0.00593692 bbl/s |
| 5 ft³/min | 0.0148423 bbl/s |
| 10 ft³/min | 0.0296846 bbl/s |
| 25 ft³/min | 0.0742115 bbl/s |
| 50 ft³/min | 0.148423 bbl/s |
| 100 ft³/min | 0.296846 bbl/s |