Convert Millilitres per minute to US barrels per second
Convert Millilitres per minute (mL/min) to US barrels per second (bbl/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bbl/s = mL/min × 1.048301795e-7
About Millilitres per minute
The millilitre per minute (mL/min) equals 10⁻⁶/60 ≈ 1.667×10⁻⁸ m³/s, the standard flow rate unit for HPLC and preparative chromatography. A reverse-phase HPLC column (4.6 mm i.d.) operates at 1-2 mL/min; a cardiac output catheter measures 4 000-8 000 mL/min (= L/min). 1 mL/min ≈ 1.667×10⁻⁸ m³/s = 60 mL/h.
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
| Millilitres per minute (mL/min) | US barrels per second (bbl/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 mL/min | 1.048 × 10-7 bbl/s |
| 2 mL/min | 2.097 × 10-7 bbl/s |
| 5 mL/min | 5.242 × 10-7 bbl/s |
| 10 mL/min | 1.048 × 10-6 bbl/s |
| 25 mL/min | 2.621 × 10-6 bbl/s |
| 50 mL/min | 5.242 × 10-6 bbl/s |
| 100 mL/min | 1.048 × 10-5 bbl/s |