Barrels per Hour (BPH) to Cubic Meters per Day (m³/day) Flow Unit Conversion Calculator

This tool converts Barrels per Hour (BPH) to Cubic Meters per Day (m³/day), hence allowing process engineers, oil & gas experts, and flow analysts to align U.S. petroleum industry units with worldwide metric standards.

Definition: Barrels per Hour (BPH)

Usually used in the oil and petroleum sector, Barrels per Hour (BPH) is a flow unit that indicates the amount of refined products or crude oil moved or processed each hour. Its foundation is the U.S. oil barrel, or 42 U.S. gallons.

Key Applications of Barrels per Hour (BPH):

• Measuring the pace of crude oil production.
• Pipeline refined product flow monitoring.
• Tracking of petroleum output in refineries in real time.
• Planning transportation for storage and tanker operations.

Definition: Cubic Meters per Day (m³/day)

A metric measurement, cubic meters per day (m³/day) measures the volume of fluid moved or processed daily. Including water treatment, oil refining, and pipeline transport, it is commonly applied for large-scale industrial operations.

Key Applications of Cubic Meters per Day (m³/day):

• Municipal and industrial water supply control.
• Daily oil and gas facility throughput analysis.
• Reporting on compliance and regulations in metric areas.
• Planning capacity for large-scale fluid systems.

Formula for BPH to m³/day Conversion

Barrels per Hour (BPH) can be converted to Cubic Meters per Day (m³/day) by applying the formula:

Flow (m³/day) = Flow (BPH) × 6.62478

Explanation: 1 barrel = 0.1589873 cubic meters, and there are 24 hours in a day, 

so 1 BPH = 0.1589873 × 24 = 3.8156952 × 24 = 6.62478 m³/day.

Example Calculation

If your pipeline flow rate is 100 BPH, convert it to m³/day:

100 × 6.62478 = 662.478 m³/day

So, a flow rate of 100 Barrels per Hour is equivalent to 662.478 Cubic Meters per Day.

Quick Reference Conversion Table

Uses of BPH to m³/day Conversion

• Change oil production rates for reporting and international trade.
• Match U.S. operational data to metric-based regulatory systems.
• Allow uniform capacity planning over multi-regional sites.
• Increase the accuracy of system modeling and forecasting in SI units.
• Assist international cooperation on energy infrastructure initiatives.

For professionals in oil refining, petrochemicals, and fluid transport who require consistent unit translations between industry-specific and globally accepted standards, this conversion tool is ideal.

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