Convert US pints per minute to US barrels per second
Convert US pints per minute (pt/min) to US barrels per second (bbl/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bbl/s = pt/min × 4.960317460e-5
About US pints per minute
The US pint per minute (pt/min) equals 3.785411784×10⁻³/8/60 ≈ 7.886×10⁻⁶ m³/s, a unit encountered in US home-brewing, small-batch winery transfers, and consumer-grade pump ratings. A standard kitchen faucet running at 2 US gal/min produces 16 pt/min; a small submersible pond pump rated 50 gal/h delivers ≈27 pt/min. 1 US pt/min ≈ 7.886×10⁻⁶ m³/s.
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.
Quick Reference Table
| US pints per minute (pt/min) | US barrels per second (bbl/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 pt/min | 4.96 × 10-5 bbl/s |
| 2 pt/min | 9.921 × 10-5 bbl/s |
| 5 pt/min | 0.000248016 bbl/s |
| 10 pt/min | 0.000496032 bbl/s |
| 25 pt/min | 0.00124008 bbl/s |
| 50 pt/min | 0.00248016 bbl/s |
| 100 pt/min | 0.00496032 bbl/s |