Convert UK gallons per day to US barrels per minute
Convert UK gallons per day (gpd) to US barrels per minute (bbl/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bbl/min = gpd × 1.985697628e-5
About UK gallons per day
The UK gallon per day (gpd) equals 4.54609×10⁻³/86400 ≈ 5.261×10⁻⁸ m³/s, used in British per-capita water-consumption statistics and pre-metric water-authority regulation. Historic UK Water Acts set minimum supply standards in UK gal/d per household; older UK borehole pump test reports quote sustained yield in UK gal/d. 1 UK gpd ≈ 5.261×10⁻⁸ m³/s.
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
| UK gallons per day (gpd) | US barrels per minute (bbl/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 gpd | 1.986 × 10-5 bbl/min |
| 2 gpd | 3.971 × 10-5 bbl/min |
| 5 gpd | 9.928 × 10-5 bbl/min |
| 10 gpd | 0.00019857 bbl/min |
| 25 gpd | 0.000496424 bbl/min |
| 50 gpd | 0.000992849 bbl/min |
| 100 gpd | 0.0019857 bbl/min |