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Two common definitions used today are the imperial horsepower as in "hp" or "bhp" which is about 745.7 watts, and the metric horsepower as in "cv" or "PS" which is approximately 735.5 watts. The term was adopted in the late 18th century by Scottish engineer James Watt to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses .
Engine power is the power that an engine can put out. It can be expressed in power units, most commonly kilowatt, pferdestärke (metric horsepower), or horsepower.In terms of internal combustion engines, the engine power usually describes the rated power, which is a power output that the engine can maintain over a long period of time according to a certain testing method, for example ISO 1585.
Non-SI metric units This page was last edited on 26 March 2024, at 19:48 (UTC) . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ; additional terms may apply.
The result was an oil system very similar to the 385 series V8s, adequate for street engines but falling short in high-revolution race use without modification. [6] The two main oil galleys in the 335 series engine run along the lifter bores. Oil is fed from the filter to the number one main bearing followed by the number one cam bearing above.
The first engine was the inline four-cylinder side valve 28 hp (21 kW) Type DA. In 1931, Volvo acquired a majority of the Penta stock, and in 1935, Penta became a subsidiary of Volvo. In 1931, Volvo acquired a majority of the Penta stock, and in 1935, Penta became a subsidiary of Volvo.
units: 1 horsepower [21] 7.5 × 10 2: astro: approximately the amount of sunlight falling on a square metre of the Earth's surface at noon on a clear day in March for northern temperate latitudes: 9.09 × 10 2: biomed: peak output power of a healthy human (non-athlete) during a 30-second cycle sprint at 30.1 degree Celsius. [22]
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There is a whole section devoted to the metric hp. Here is the difference: 100 metric horsepower (98.632 bhp) 100 brake horsepower (101.387 PS) There is no reason we should use this abbreviation for metric hp, except that Germany, South Korea, and Japan all do - for somewhat unclear reasons. For many car lovers in the US (and UK), foreign cars ...