what is the definition of torque? in simple language please?

Answer 1

Torque is a rotational force. It is measured in units of force multiplied by a unit of distance. For example, a foot pound is one pound of force at a distance of one foot. It can give you an indication of how strong an engine is (500 ft-lbs is a LOT of torque) or how tight you need to have a bolt. The lug nuts on your wheels need to be about 100 ft-lbs, the bolts on your suspension twice that or more.

In cars you'll see torque measured in foot pounds (ft-lbs) or Newton meters (Nm). This is not to be confused with Power which is measured in horsepower or kiloWatts (at least in cars). Power is how fast you can turn something.

Answer 2

Torque is a physical power which simply means twisting power. This can be related to something very simple - when you are tightening a nut with a spanner, the force you have to use when the nut tightens increases. Therefore, the torque you have to use increases. When you see torque measured as lb/ft, imaging how many extra pounds of pressure you would have to apply to push that spanner a further foot around when the nut is really tight. As far as cars are concerned, it is the twisting power the engine applies to the driveshaft through to the wheels. Cars with higher torque generally do not have a higher 0-60 necessarily, but when you put your foot down in a high gear, the engine response is far greater. Turbo and Diesel Turbo engines generally have higher torque than normally aspirated engines as the turbos cut in at around 2000-3000 rpm giving that "whoomph". Supercharged engines are slightly different in the respect that they are there from the very low revs and remain throughtout the entire rev range.

Answer 3

1. Place
a
mass
hanger
on
your
meter
stick
at
the
halfway
mark
(50cm
on
a
meter
stick)
and
place
the
hanger
on
the
fulcrum.
a. Make
sure
that
the
meter
stick
is
balanced
here,
if
it
is
not
adjust
the
position
of
the
fulcrum
until
the
meter
stick
is
balanced.
Record
the
position
which
balances
the
meter
stick.
2. Attach
two
mass
hangers
on
different
sides
of
the
fulcrum
and
place
them
equidistant
from
the
center
balance
point.
Add
mass
to
the
mass
hanger
to
one
side.
a. Note
that
you
should
record
the
weight
of
each
individual
hanger
as
they
may
weight
different.
3. Calculate
the
torque
needed
to
balance
the
meter
stick
and
apply
the
necessary
weight
to
the
other
side.
If
the
calculated
weight
does
not
balance
the
meter
stick
then
adjust
the
weight
until
it
balances.
Record
the
calculated
and
actual
values.
4. Change
the
position
of
the
mass
hangers,
but
be
sure
the
keep
them
equidistant,
and
repeat
step
3
(2
more
times).
5. Now
add
one
more
hanger
to
one
side
of
the
meter
stick
to
give
you
a
total
of
three
hangers.
a. For
two
of
the
three
hangers
pick
an
arbitrary
amount
of
mass
to
add
to
the
hangers.
i. Solve
for
the
third
torque
and
apply
the
necessary
weight.
ii. Note
that
in
this
case
you
will
get
a
required
torque
such
as
10N-­‐m,
there
are
many
ways
to
get
10N-­‐m,
a
10N
weight
at
1m,
a
1N
weight
at
10m,
a
5N
weight
at
2m,
etc….
It
may
be
easiest
to
arbitrarily
set
one
of
these
quantities,
say
the
weight,
and
them
place
the
hanger
at
the
necessary
position
to
balance
the
meter
stick.
b. Do
this
for
2
more
trials.
6. For
one
of
the
trials
from
step
5,
replace
the
third
(not
chosen)
force
with
a
spring.
Stretch
the
spring
the
required
distance
to
apply
the
required
force
(you
will
need
to
calculate
the
spring
constant
ahead
of
time.
Use
several
different
masses
and
record
the

Answer 4

The very simple definition of torque is force applied in a rotational direction (i.e. in a circle) as opposed to a straight line.

Answer 5

Find the magnitude of torque if F= 5.0 N 60 degrees north of east and D= 4.5 m 60 degrees south of west?

Answer 6

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RE:
what is the definition of torque? in simple language please?

Answer 7

to put it simply torque is turning force.

think of it like opening a stuck lid off a jar, to open the lid U need to apply more torque, turning force

Answer 8

You walk the walk but you don't torque the torque! Anyway torques cheap.

Answer 9

a specific pressure on an item... I.e a nut can be tightened on a bolt to a specific torque meaning not tight as buggery but to a certain pressure .... bugger, thats not simple is it... I give up...

Answer 10

Turning force.