the strength of what one horse can pull?
2006-06-30 11:13:42
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answer #1
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answered by dldreher 2
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The most-common definition of horsepower for engines is the one originally proposed by James Watt in 1782. Under this system, one horsepower is defined as:
1 hp = 33,000 ft·lbf·min−1 = exactly 0.74569987158227022 kW
A common memory aid is based on the fact that Christopher Columbus first sailed to the Americas in 1492. The memory aid states that 1 hp = 1/2 Columbus or 746 W.
In fourteen hundred and ninety-two
Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
Divide that son-of-a-gun by two
And that's the number of watts in a horsepower too.
2006-06-30 12:00:02
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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One horse power was based on tests that demonstrated that "one horse" could raise a given weight a specified distance in one minute. The product of the weight and distance was 33,000 ft-lbs. Work is the product of force times distance moved and power is the rate at which work is done.
2006-06-30 14:39:54
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answer #3
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answered by Kes 7
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A unit of power. Now, what is power? Power is the amount of energy spent per unit of time. It is commonly expressed in the watt, where a watt is one Joule per second. In other woulds, a person exercising that has an output of 1 watt of power will burn 1 joule for ever second (s)he exercises, or about .002 Calories. Watt doesn't just apply to electricity.
By the way:
1 HP = 745.69987158227022 Watts
2006-06-30 12:32:48
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answered by Chx 2
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depends which of my horses you are talking about... some are stronger than others!
There have been many definitions for the term over the years since James Watt first coined the term in 1782. The following metrics have been widely used:
Mechanical horsepower — 0.74569987158227022 kW (33,000 ft·lbf per minute)
Metric horsepower — 0.73549875 kW
Electrical horsepower — 0.746 kW
Boiler horsepower — 9.8095 kW
Additionally, the term "horsepower" has been applied to calculated (rather than measured) metrics:
RAC horsepower is based solely on the dimensions of a piston engine
2006-06-30 11:20:38
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answer #5
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answered by ATP 3
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The power of one horse. Just a guess, mind.
2006-06-30 11:24:13
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answer #6
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answered by Kango Man 5
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in certainty, the common horse in user-friendly terms places out a million/2 a horsepower! It harks back to the days of horse drawn carriages... while a buggy, often drawn by ability of two horses became categorised as "horse-powered". on the time, there was once no common fee to each and each unit of length; for occasion, a 'stone' became merely a rock that each and each village used as their important base unit of length. the load of a stone might desire to variety from village to village nonetheless... It became an identical factor with horsepower. It dissimilar from horse to horse, till in spite of governing physique became accountable stepped in and suggested "ok, to any extent further, a horse power is X quantity".
2016-12-08 14:25:47
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answer #7
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answered by ? 4
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1 horse power is the strength of 1 horse hence 1hp. the term come from mining, was the amount of horses used to pull carts out of the mine.
2006-06-30 20:24:09
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answer #8
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answered by ? 3
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Equal to energy or work for upward force to raise 75 kg mass 1 meter at 1 second time
2006-06-30 15:15:07
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answer #9
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answered by mohammadsaleh a 1
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A measure of power equivalent to 746 watts.
2006-06-30 11:14:44
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answered by briguyamigo 1
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1 horse pwer= 746 kilowatts
2006-06-30 13:58:44
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answered by Alex the Anachronistic 3
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