Convert US barrels per minute to Kilolitres per minute
Convert US barrels per minute (bbl/min) to Kilolitres per minute (kL/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
kL/min = bbl/min × 0.1589872949
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 Kilolitres per minute
The kilolitre per minute (kL/min) equals 1/60 m³/s ≈ 0.016667 m³/s, used in Australian water-utility engineering for pump and pipeline sizing. Irrigation district delivery schedules and water-authority trunk-main flow records in Australia and New Zealand frequently use kL/min as an intermediate unit between L/s and ML/d. 1 kL/min = 1 000 L/min ≈ 264.2 US gal/min.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per minute (bbl/min) | Kilolitres per minute (kL/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/min | 0.158987 kL/min |
| 2 bbl/min | 0.317975 kL/min |
| 5 bbl/min | 0.794936 kL/min |
| 10 bbl/min | 1.58987 kL/min |
| 25 bbl/min | 3.97468 kL/min |
| 50 bbl/min | 7.94936 kL/min |
| 100 bbl/min | 15.8987 kL/min |