The term "bhp" refers to "braking horse power", which is also used in
the U.S. I believe. As I recall, it refers to the ability of an engine
to develop power under load. In all probability there is an industrial
(SAE, ASTM, ASME ?) standard procedure to determine this value. Given
the probalbe precision of the measurement, I would multiply this number
by 3/4 to calculate power in kilowatts.
After perusing some SAE pages I noticed that one has to be careful not
to confuse this term with a similar term, "brake rating horsepower
capability", which has to do with the capability of the braking system
on a vehicle.
There's a page that's kind of neat at
http://members.home.net/rck/phor/06-Speed.html
The author is obviously writing for amateur car enthusiasts and it is
in ifp units (but he points out that things would be a lot simpler in
metric!). If you can put up with the units involved, this is a neat
discussion of the physics involved in overcoming drag.
Apart from the above, I suggest that you type "braking horsepower" into
the "open location" line of a browser and enjoy yourself while perusing
the resulting search results.
Jim
On Tuesday 13 March 2001 0834, M R wrote:
> Some countries like Britain, India, etc use the term
> bhp to define the power of an automobile.
> Can someone explain what is its equivalent in terms of
> kilowatts.
>
> The last but one line in this webpage has reference to
> bhp.
> http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-97689,00.html
>
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