Convert US barrels per second to US gallons per second
Convert US barrels per second (bbl/s) to US gallons per second (gal/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
gal/s = bbl/s × 42
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 US gallons per second
The US gallon per second (gal/s) equals 3.785411784×10⁻³ m³/s, used for very large pump discharge rates and fire-suppression deluge systems. A large centrifugal fire pump rated 1 500 US gal/min delivers exactly 25 US gal/s; industrial cooling-tower makeup lines are sized in gal/s at peak demand. 1 US gal/s = 3.785411784×10⁻³ m³/s = 60 US gal/min ≈ 227.1 L/min.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per second (bbl/s) | US gallons per second (gal/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/s | 42 gal/s |
| 2 bbl/s | 84 gal/s |
| 5 bbl/s | 210 gal/s |
| 10 bbl/s | 420 gal/s |
| 25 bbl/s | 1050 gal/s |
| 50 bbl/s | 2100 gal/s |
| 100 bbl/s | 4200 gal/s |