Convert US quarts per minute to US barrels per minute
Convert US quarts per minute (qt/min) to US barrels per minute (bbl/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bbl/min = qt/min × 0.005952380952
About US quarts per minute
The US quart per minute (qt/min) equals 3.785411784×10⁻³/4/60 ≈ 1.577×10⁻⁵ m³/s, encountered in US small-engine fuel system testing and food-processing pump calibration. Engine dynamometer fuel-flow instrumentation sometimes uses qt/min when testing small gasoline engines consuming 1-6 qt/min at full load. 1 US qt/min ≈ 1.577×10⁻⁵ m³/s.
About US barrels per minute
The US barrel per minute (bbl/min) equals 0.158987294928/60 ≈ 2.650×10⁻³ m³/s, used in oil-pipeline pigging operations and tanker loading/unloading rates. A large crude-oil loading arm at a terminal can transfer 20 000 bbl/h = ≈333 bbl/min = ≈52 000 US gal/min. Pipeline operators monitor block-valve isolation in bbl/min to detect ruptures. 1 bbl/min ≈ 2.650×10⁻³ m³/s.
Quick Reference Table
| US quarts per minute (qt/min) | US barrels per minute (bbl/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 qt/min | 0.00595238 bbl/min |
| 2 qt/min | 0.0119048 bbl/min |
| 5 qt/min | 0.0297619 bbl/min |
| 10 qt/min | 0.0595238 bbl/min |
| 25 qt/min | 0.14881 bbl/min |
| 50 qt/min | 0.297619 bbl/min |
| 100 qt/min | 0.595238 bbl/min |