Convert US barrels per second to Cubic yards per second
Convert US barrels per second (bbl/s) to Cubic yards per second (yd³/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
yd³/s = bbl/s × 0.2079475309
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 second
The cubic yard per second (yd³/s) equals 0.764554857984 m³/s, a large unit used in US civil engineering for river flood-stage measurements and reservoir emergency-spillway capacity. A major dam spillway releasing water at 1 000 yd³/s could drain an Olympic pool in about 3 seconds. 1 yd³/s = 0.764554857984 m³/s ≈ 764.555 L/s ≈ 27 ft³/s.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per second (bbl/s) | Cubic yards per second (yd³/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/s | 0.207948 yd³/s |
| 2 bbl/s | 0.415895 yd³/s |
| 5 bbl/s | 1.03974 yd³/s |
| 10 bbl/s | 2.07948 yd³/s |
| 25 bbl/s | 5.19869 yd³/s |
| 50 bbl/s | 10.3974 yd³/s |
| 100 bbl/s | 20.7948 yd³/s |