Convert US barrels per hour to Cubic yards per minute
Convert US barrels per hour (bbl/h) to Cubic yards per minute (yd³/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
yd³/min = bbl/h × 0.003465792181
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 yards per minute
The cubic yard per minute (yd³/min) equals 0.764554857984/60 ≈ 0.012743 m³/s, used in ready-mix concrete delivery rates (a concrete truck discharges 8-10 yd³ in about 10 min = 0.8-1 yd³/min) and dredge pump throughput in US harbour projects. 1 yd³/min ≈ 0.012743 m³/s = 12.74 L/s ≈ 200.0 US gal/min.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per hour (bbl/h) | Cubic yards per minute (yd³/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/h | 0.00346579 yd³/min |
| 2 bbl/h | 0.00693158 yd³/min |
| 5 bbl/h | 0.017329 yd³/min |
| 10 bbl/h | 0.0346579 yd³/min |
| 25 bbl/h | 0.0866448 yd³/min |
| 50 bbl/h | 0.17329 yd³/min |
| 100 bbl/h | 0.346579 yd³/min |