Convert Kilolitres per second to US barrels per minute

Convert Kilolitres per second (kL/s) to US barrels per minute (bbl/min) instantly and accurately.

Kilolitres per second (kL/s)
US barrels per minute (bbl/min)

Conversion Formula

bbl/min = kL/s × 377.3886462

About Kilolitres per second

The kilolitre per second (kL/s) equals 1 m³/s, so 1 kL/s is identical to 1 m³/s. The term kilolitre is favoured in Australian and South African engineering over the equivalent cubic metre per second. Municipal water-main flow and stormwater-channel capacity are sometimes expressed in kL/s in these countries. 1 kL/s = 1 m³/s = 1 000 L/s ≈ 15 850 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

Kilolitres per second (kL/s)US barrels per minute (bbl/min)
1 kL/s377.389 bbl/min
2 kL/s754.777 bbl/min
5 kL/s1886.94 bbl/min
10 kL/s3773.89 bbl/min
25 kL/s9434.72 bbl/min
50 kL/s18869.4 bbl/min
100 kL/s37738.9 bbl/min

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