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Horsepower is a measure of how many horses it would take to produce a given amount of power. In the 1780's Watt determined that a horse could walk around a 24ft diameter mill whell at 2.5 times/minute for a days work with a tractive effort of 180 pound force. this yields a power of about 33,000 ft- lb per minute.
Thus 1 Brake hp = 550 ft-lb per second.
also 1 hp = 746 Watts for electric motors.
It's a measure of how strong the engine is.
An engine that could pull a cart at the same rate as one horse would have been able to keep up the whole day is a one horsepower engine.
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What does hippocrate mean?
Horsepower.
Horsepower is expressed in what unit?
By Horsepower if you mean engine ouput ? If so these days it is often expressed in kilowatts rather than horsepower (1HP=0.746kW)
What do you mean by bhp of a vehicle?
base horsepower
On outboard boats the capacity plate provides a horsepower rating What does this rating mean?
The boat should have no lower horsepower that this rating.
How much horsepower does a 38l V6 Firebird have?
If you mean 3.8 Litre engine, the answer is 200 horsepower, from the factory. 225 lb/ft of torque.
What horsepower is a 750-W?
Do you mean kW - kilowatts? Because that's the common measure of conversion used. 750 kilowatts would equal 1005.7677 horsepower.
What does horsepower on cars mean?
it means how many horses it takes to power that car
What does the abbreviation BHP mean?
BHP means brake horsepower (if this is the type you are looking for).
What does the term 'bhp' mean?
Brake Horsepower - The actual or useful horsepower of an engine, usually determined from the force exerted on a friction brake or dynamometer connected to the drive shaft.
What does WHP mean..is it a measurement of horsepower also How is compared to horsepower?
WHP stands for wheel horsepower. The factory rating does not include the losss of power throught the transmission or the differential but this does. It is what you get when you put your car on a chasis dyno. It is what your car is atually putting to the road.
How many horsepower a zero have?
If you mean the Mitsibishi A6M, the common models had about 1,000 hp.
Does horsepower in scooters mean the same in cars?
Yes, h.p. is h.p. no matter what vehicle it is in.
