Convert US barrels per hour to US barrels per minute
Convert US barrels per hour (bbl/h) to US barrels per minute (bbl/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bbl/min = bbl/h × 0.01666666667
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 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
| US barrels per hour (bbl/h) | US barrels per minute (bbl/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/h | 0.0166667 bbl/min |
| 2 bbl/h | 0.0333333 bbl/min |
| 5 bbl/h | 0.0833333 bbl/min |
| 10 bbl/h | 0.166667 bbl/min |
| 25 bbl/h | 0.416667 bbl/min |
| 50 bbl/h | 0.833333 bbl/min |
| 100 bbl/h | 1.66667 bbl/min |