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- From: (Eric Youngblood)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Torque, Horsepower and Brake Horsepower
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.160029.22321@bnr.ca>
- Date: 24 Jul 92 16:00:29 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul24.142001.9678@mlb.semi.harris.com>, jws@billy.mlb.semi.harris.com (James W. Swonger) writes:
- |> If the keepers of the FAQ list want to include this it might be a good idea.
- |>
- |> Torque is rotational force, the force around a circle of a given radius. Its
- |> units are pounds-feet in the English system, pounds of force at a radius of
- |> so many feet. A lever analogy may help. You can have a long lever and a
- |> small amount of force, or a short lever and more force, and it all comes
- |> out the same. The combination of the two is the torque. Torque is one of the
- |> two primary qualities of a rotating engine, and is the measure of how hard
- |> it will try to twist the load.
- |>
- [excellent description of HP, Torque, & curves deleted]
-
- That's about the best & well stated description on the subject I've read in a
- long time!
-
- Good post!
-
- $0.02
- Ericy
-