What is 26bbl in Cups?

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What is 26 Barrels (26bbl) in Cups (cup)?

What is 26bbl in cup? Convert 26 Barrels (26bbl) to Cups (cup) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Barrels to Cups

Formula
cup = bbl x 672.01
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Cups, multiply the number of Barrels by 672.0
Barrels (bbl) in 1 Cup
There are 0 Barrels in 1 Cup
Cups (cup) in 1 Barrel
There are 672.01 Cups in 1 Barrel

Unit Information

Barrel
/ˈbar(ə)l/
Symbol: bbl
Unit System: US Customary

What is the Barrel?

The barrel is a unit of volume used in the oil industry with the symbol bbl.

Oil is more commonly expressed in terms of cubic metres (m³) but in the US and in the economic world (mainly because such a large percentage of the world's oil is shipped to the US) as barrels.

The measurement of the barrel originated in the US at the first oil well in Pennsylvania. There were so many variants of barrel size (including those used for wine and other goods) that the distrust became so prevalent a central and standard barrel size was created. This was finally established in 1872 as 42 US gallons.

Cup
/kʌp/
Symbol: cup
Unit System: US Customary

What is the Cup?

The cup is a unit of volume in the US customary unit system with the symbol cup.

It is equal to 1/2 US customary pint, 1/4 US customary quart and 1/16 US customary gallon. it is also equal to 236.5882365 millilitres.

Used primarily for cooking - the cup was adopted and established as a recognised unit of measure as it could be used by almost anyone in any kitchen. Due to the slight variants in design and size, it is rarely used as an accurate measure for important or critical materials, however it does represent a specific amount and can be used across many recipes to indicate what is needed.


Conversion Tables for Barrels (bbl) to Cups (cup)