Convert US barrels per second to Cubic yards per minute
Convert US barrels per second (bbl/s) to Cubic yards per minute (yd³/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
yd³/min = bbl/s × 12.47685185
About US barrels per second
The US barrel per second (bbl/s) equals 0.158987294928 m³/s, an extremely large flow rate used only for catastrophic spill-rate estimates and very large pipeline surge calculations. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill peaked at ≈60 000 bbl/d ≈ 0.000694 bbl/s; major subsea pipeline ruptures may briefly exceed 1 bbl/s during decompression. 1 US bbl/s = 0.158987 m³/s ≈ 158.987 L/s.
About Cubic yards per minute
The cubic yard per minute (yd³/min) equals 0.764554857984/60 ≈ 0.012743 m³/s, used in ready-mix concrete delivery rates (a concrete truck discharges 8-10 yd³ in about 10 min = 0.8-1 yd³/min) and dredge pump throughput in US harbour projects. 1 yd³/min ≈ 0.012743 m³/s = 12.74 L/s ≈ 200.0 US gal/min.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per second (bbl/s) | Cubic yards per minute (yd³/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/s | 12.4769 yd³/min |
| 2 bbl/s | 24.9537 yd³/min |
| 5 bbl/s | 62.3843 yd³/min |
| 10 bbl/s | 124.769 yd³/min |
| 25 bbl/s | 311.921 yd³/min |
| 50 bbl/s | 623.843 yd³/min |
| 100 bbl/s | 1247.69 yd³/min |