Convert US barrels per hour to US pints per minute
Convert US barrels per hour (bbl/h) to US pints per minute (pt/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
pt/min = bbl/h × 5.6
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 pints per minute
The US pint per minute (pt/min) equals 3.785411784×10⁻³/8/60 ≈ 7.886×10⁻⁶ m³/s, a unit encountered in US home-brewing, small-batch winery transfers, and consumer-grade pump ratings. A standard kitchen faucet running at 2 US gal/min produces 16 pt/min; a small submersible pond pump rated 50 gal/h delivers ≈27 pt/min. 1 US pt/min ≈ 7.886×10⁻⁶ m³/s.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per hour (bbl/h) | US pints per minute (pt/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/h | 5.6 pt/min |
| 2 bbl/h | 11.2 pt/min |
| 5 bbl/h | 28 pt/min |
| 10 bbl/h | 56 pt/min |
| 25 bbl/h | 140 pt/min |
| 50 bbl/h | 280 pt/min |
| 100 bbl/h | 560 pt/min |