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  2. Engine power - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    horsepower-hour: hp⋅h ≡ 1 hp × 1 h = 2.684 519 537 696 172 792 × 10 6 J: inch-pound force: in lbf ≡ g 0 × 1 lb × 1 in = 0.112 984 829 027 6167 J: joule (SI unit) J The work done when a force of one newton moves the point of its application a distance of one metre in the direction of the force. [32] = 1 J = 1 m⋅N = 1 kg⋅m 2 /s 2 ...

  4. Horsepower - Wikipedia

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    Boiler horsepower is a boiler's capacity to deliver steam to a steam engine and is not the same unit of power as the 550 ft lb/s definition. One boiler horsepower is equal to the thermal energy rate required to evaporate 34.5 pounds (15.6 kg) of fresh water at 212 °F (100 °C) in one hour.

  5. Horsepower-hour - Wikipedia

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    1 PSh = 0.73549875 kW⋅h = 2647.7955 kJ (exactly by definition) The horsepower-hour is still used in the railroad industry when sharing motive power (locomotives). For example, if Railroad A borrows a 2,500 horsepower locomotive from Railroad B and operates it for twelve hours, Railroad A owes a debt of (2,500 hp × 12 h) = 30,000 hp⋅h.

  6. Boiler (power generation) - Wikipedia

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    Although the definitions are somewhat flexible, it can be said that older steam generators were commonly termed boilers and worked at low to medium pressure (7–2,000 kPa or 1–290 psi) but, at pressures above this, it is more usual to speak of a steam generator. A boiler or steam generator is used wherever a source of steam is required.

  7. Illinois homeschoolers worry Trump tax credit could lead to ...

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    (The Center Square) – Homeschool groups have concerns about President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tax credit as Illinois lawmakers look at regulating the practice. Trump, in a video posted ...

  8. Golden State Warriors 'couldn't ask for anything more' with ...

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    WASHINGTON — Golden State Warriors forward Kevon Looney wasn’t sure the Warriors could’ve won a game the way they did Saturday – in overtime, on the road against an up-and-coming Houston ...

  9. Electric steam boiler - Wikipedia

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    Electric steam boiler on the training ship Golden Bear. An electric steam boiler is a type of boiler where the steam is generated using electricity, rather than through the combustion of a fuel source. Such boilers are used to generate steam for process purposes in many locations, for example laundries, food processing factories and hospitals ...