Convert US barrels per second to Litres per minute
Convert US barrels per second (bbl/s) to Litres per minute (L/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
L/min = bbl/s × 9539.237696
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 Litres per minute
The litre per minute (L/min) equals 10⁻³/60 ≈ 1.667×10⁻⁵ m³/s, one of the most common flow units in consumer and light-industrial applications. Household washing machines use 10-15 L/min; oxygen concentrators deliver 1-10 L/min to patients; a standard garden sprinkler head discharges 15-30 L/min. 1 L/min ≈ 1.667×10⁻⁵ m³/s ≈ 0.2642 US gal/min.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per second (bbl/s) | Litres per minute (L/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/s | 9539.24 L/min |
| 2 bbl/s | 19078.5 L/min |
| 5 bbl/s | 47696.2 L/min |
| 10 bbl/s | 95392.4 L/min |
| 25 bbl/s | 238481 L/min |
| 50 bbl/s | 476962 L/min |
| 100 bbl/s | 953924 L/min |