Convert US barrels per second to Millilitres per minute
Convert US barrels per second (bbl/s) to Millilitres per minute (mL/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
mL/min = bbl/s × 9539237.696
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 Millilitres per minute
The millilitre per minute (mL/min) equals 10⁻⁶/60 ≈ 1.667×10⁻⁸ m³/s, the standard flow rate unit for HPLC and preparative chromatography. A reverse-phase HPLC column (4.6 mm i.d.) operates at 1-2 mL/min; a cardiac output catheter measures 4 000-8 000 mL/min (= L/min). 1 mL/min ≈ 1.667×10⁻⁸ m³/s = 60 mL/h.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per second (bbl/s) | Millilitres per minute (mL/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/s | 9539240 mL/min |
| 2 bbl/s | 19078500 mL/min |
| 5 bbl/s | 47696200 mL/min |
| 10 bbl/s | 95392400 mL/min |
| 25 bbl/s | 238481000 mL/min |
| 50 bbl/s | 476962000 mL/min |
| 100 bbl/s | 953924000 mL/min |