Convert US barrels per second to UK fluid ounces per second
Convert US barrels per second (bbl/s) to UK fluid ounces per second (fl oz/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
fl oz/s = bbl/s × 5595.570521
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 UK fluid ounces per second
The UK (imperial) fluid ounce per second (fl oz/s) equals 4.54609×10⁻³/160 ≈ 2.841×10⁻⁵ m³/s, slightly larger than its US counterpart. It appears in pre-metric British food-manufacturing and brewing standards. A traditional UK draught-beer tap dispenses 1 pint (20 fl oz) in about 2 seconds, equating to ≈10 UK fl oz/s. 1 UK fl oz/s ≈ 2.841×10⁻⁵ m³/s ≈ 0.9608 US fl oz/s.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per second (bbl/s) | UK fluid ounces per second (fl oz/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/s | 5595.57 fl oz/s |
| 2 bbl/s | 11191.1 fl oz/s |
| 5 bbl/s | 27977.9 fl oz/s |
| 10 bbl/s | 55955.7 fl oz/s |
| 25 bbl/s | 139889 fl oz/s |
| 50 bbl/s | 279779 fl oz/s |
| 100 bbl/s | 559557 fl oz/s |