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• Dynamometer — For the dynamometer used in railroading, see dynamometer car .A dynamometer or dyno for short, is a machine used to measure torque and rotational speed (rpm) from which power produced by an engine, motor or other rotating can be calculated.A… …   Wikipedia

• Horsepower — hp redirects here. For other uses, see HP (disambiguation). Horsepower (HP) is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.[1] Horsepower was originally defined to compare the… …   Wikipedia

• dynamometer — [1] An electric or hydraulic machine used to measure the actual engine horsepower output and torque. An engine dynamometer measures horsepower at the crankshaft and a chassis dynamometer measures horsepower output at the wheels. [2] Device for… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• dynamometer car — noun : a laboratory car with equipment for measuring and recording drawbar pull, horsepower, brake pipe pressure, and other information on locomotive performance and train operation * * * Railroads. a car equipped with special instruments and… …   Useful english dictionary

• brake horsepower — (bhp) A measurement of the actual usable power (not calculated power) measured at the output shaft (usually the crankshaft) rather than at the driveshaft or the wheels. Thus none of the auxiliaries (gearbox, generator, alternator, differential,… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• SAE gross horsepower — A production engine s actual power available at the flywheel or output shaft (usually crankshaft) as tested with an absorption dynamometer. It differs from SAE net horsepower in that many of the accessories (such as alternator, water pump, etc.)… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• brake horsepower — n. the actual horsepower of an engine, measured by a brake attached to the drive shaft and recorded on a dynamometer …   English World dictionary

• brake horsepower — the horsepower made available by an engine or turbine for driving machinery other than itself, as measured by a dynamometer. * * * …   Universalium

• brake horsepower — noun The useful horsepower of an engine as measured using a friction brake (or dynamometer) attached to the drive shaft …   Wiktionary

• brake horsepower — noun : the power of an engine or other motor as calculated from the force exerted on a friction brake or absorption dynamometer applied to the flywheel or the shaft …   Useful english dictionary

• gasoline engine — Most widely used form of internal combustion engine, found in most automobiles and many other vehicles. Gasoline engines vary significantly in size, weight per unit of power generated, and arrangement of components. The principal type is the… …   Universalium