Convert US barrels per hour to Cubic metres per second
Convert US barrels per hour (bbl/h) to Cubic metres per second (m³/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
m³/s = bbl/h × 4.416313748e-5
About US barrels per hour
The US barrel per hour (bbl/h) equals 0.158987294928/3600 ≈ 4.416×10⁻⁵ m³/s, standard in petroleum-refinery process engineering for crude-oil unit feed rates and product run-downs. Crude-distillation unit (CDU) feed is sized in bbl/h; a 100 000 bbl/d refinery processes ≈4 167 bbl/h. Process simulation software (Aspen HYSYS) uses bbl/h by default for petroleum streams. 1 bbl/h ≈ 4.416×10⁻⁵ m³/s.
About Cubic metres per second
The cubic metre per second (m³/s) is the SI coherent unit of volumetric flow rate. It is used for large river discharges, turbine inlet flows, and major pipeline capacities. The Amazon River at its mouth averages ≈200 000 m³/s; a large hydroelectric turbine passes 400-800 m³/s; a major municipal water-main carries 5-20 m³/s. 1 m³/s = 1 000 L/s ≈ 15 850 US gal/min = 35.315 ft³/s.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per hour (bbl/h) | Cubic metres per second (m³/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/h | 4.416 × 10-5 m³/s |
| 2 bbl/h | 8.833 × 10-5 m³/s |
| 5 bbl/h | 0.000220816 m³/s |
| 10 bbl/h | 0.000441631 m³/s |
| 25 bbl/h | 0.00110408 m³/s |
| 50 bbl/h | 0.00220816 m³/s |
| 100 bbl/h | 0.00441631 m³/s |