Convert US barrels per minute to Acre-feet per second
Convert US barrels per minute (bbl/min) to Acre-feet per second (ac-ft/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ac-ft/s = bbl/min × 2.148218294e-6
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.
About Acre-feet per second
The acre-foot per second (ac-ft/s) equals 1233.48183754752 m³/s, an enormous unit representing the flow that would fill a football-field-sized area to 1 ft depth every second. It appears in descriptions of exceptionally large dam-break flood waves and major river-system extreme events. The 1976 Teton Dam collapse peak outflow was estimated at ≈65 000 ft³/s ≈ 1.49 ac-ft/s. 1 ac-ft/s = 1 233.48 m³/s.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per minute (bbl/min) | Acre-feet per second (ac-ft/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/min | 2.148 × 10-6 ac-ft/s |
| 2 bbl/min | 4.296 × 10-6 ac-ft/s |
| 5 bbl/min | 1.074 × 10-5 ac-ft/s |
| 10 bbl/min | 2.148 × 10-5 ac-ft/s |
| 25 bbl/min | 5.371 × 10-5 ac-ft/s |
| 50 bbl/min | 0.000107411 ac-ft/s |
| 100 bbl/min | 0.000214822 ac-ft/s |