Convert US barrels per hour to US gallons per second

Convert US barrels per hour (bbl/h) to US gallons per second (gal/s) instantly and accurately.

US barrels per hour (bbl/h)
US gallons per second (gal/s)

Conversion Formula

gal/s = bbl/h × 0.01166666667

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 gallons per second

The US gallon per second (gal/s) equals 3.785411784×10⁻³ m³/s, used for very large pump discharge rates and fire-suppression deluge systems. A large centrifugal fire pump rated 1 500 US gal/min delivers exactly 25 US gal/s; industrial cooling-tower makeup lines are sized in gal/s at peak demand. 1 US gal/s = 3.785411784×10⁻³ m³/s = 60 US gal/min ≈ 227.1 L/min.

Quick Reference Table

US barrels per hour (bbl/h)US gallons per second (gal/s)
1 bbl/h0.0116667 gal/s
2 bbl/h0.0233333 gal/s
5 bbl/h0.0583333 gal/s
10 bbl/h0.116667 gal/s
25 bbl/h0.291667 gal/s
50 bbl/h0.583333 gal/s
100 bbl/h1.16667 gal/s

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