Convert Kilolitres per second to US barrels per second
Convert Kilolitres per second (kL/s) to US barrels per second (bbl/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bbl/s = kL/s × 6.28981077
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 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
| Kilolitres per second (kL/s) | US barrels per second (bbl/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 kL/s | 6.28981 bbl/s |
| 2 kL/s | 12.5796 bbl/s |
| 5 kL/s | 31.4491 bbl/s |
| 10 kL/s | 62.8981 bbl/s |
| 25 kL/s | 157.245 bbl/s |
| 50 kL/s | 314.491 bbl/s |
| 100 kL/s | 628.981 bbl/s |