Convert US barrels per hour to Litres per minute
Convert US barrels per hour (bbl/h) to Litres per minute (L/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
L/min = bbl/h × 2.649788249
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 Litres per minute
The litre per minute (L/min) equals 10⁻³/60 ≈ 1.667×10⁻⁵ m³/s, one of the most common flow units in consumer and light-industrial applications. Household washing machines use 10-15 L/min; oxygen concentrators deliver 1-10 L/min to patients; a standard garden sprinkler head discharges 15-30 L/min. 1 L/min ≈ 1.667×10⁻⁵ m³/s ≈ 0.2642 US gal/min.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per hour (bbl/h) | Litres per minute (L/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/h | 2.64979 L/min |
| 2 bbl/h | 5.29958 L/min |
| 5 bbl/h | 13.2489 L/min |
| 10 bbl/h | 26.4979 L/min |
| 25 bbl/h | 66.2447 L/min |
| 50 bbl/h | 132.489 L/min |
| 100 bbl/h | 264.979 L/min |