Convert UK pints per hour to US barrels per minute

Convert UK pints per hour (pt/h) to US barrels per minute (bbl/min) instantly and accurately.

UK pints per hour (pt/h)
US barrels per minute (bbl/min)

Conversion Formula

bbl/min = pt/h × 5.957092884e-5

About UK pints per hour

The UK pint per hour (pt/h) equals 4.54609×10⁻³/8/3600 ≈ 1.578×10⁻⁷ m³/s, used in British slow-infusion clinical records and historical dairy milk-flow measurements before metrication. An IV drip set at 100 mL/h equals ≈176 UK fl oz/h ≈ 8.8 UK pt/h. 1 UK pt/h ≈ 1.578×10⁻⁷ 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 pints per hour (pt/h)US barrels per minute (bbl/min)
1 pt/h5.957 × 10-5 bbl/min
2 pt/h0.000119142 bbl/min
5 pt/h0.000297855 bbl/min
10 pt/h0.000595709 bbl/min
25 pt/h0.00148927 bbl/min
50 pt/h0.00297855 bbl/min
100 pt/h0.00595709 bbl/min

→ Full Flow Rate (Volumetric) Converter