Convert UK fluid ounces per minute to US barrels per second
Convert UK fluid ounces per minute (fl oz/min) to US barrels per second (bbl/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bbl/s = fl oz/min × 2.978546442e-6
About UK fluid ounces per minute
The UK fluid ounce per minute (fl oz/min) equals 4.54609×10⁻³/160/60 ≈ 4.735×10⁻⁷ m³/s. It is found in pre-metric British plumbing and brewing specifications, where tap-flow and pump-delivery rates were stated in imperial fluid ounces per minute. A UK laboratory peristaltic pump calibrated to 30 fl oz/min delivers ≈14.2 mL/s. 1 UK fl oz/min ≈ 4.735×10⁻⁷ m³/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
| UK fluid ounces per minute (fl oz/min) | US barrels per second (bbl/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 fl oz/min | 2.979 × 10-6 bbl/s |
| 2 fl oz/min | 5.957 × 10-6 bbl/s |
| 5 fl oz/min | 1.489 × 10-5 bbl/s |
| 10 fl oz/min | 2.979 × 10-5 bbl/s |
| 25 fl oz/min | 7.446 × 10-5 bbl/s |
| 50 fl oz/min | 0.000148927 bbl/s |
| 100 fl oz/min | 0.000297855 bbl/s |