BHP could also mean "boiler horse power". I wonder if this is not a
reminesce from the old steam engines.
A boiler horsepower is equivalent to 9.8030 kW
Adrian
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday 13 March 2001 08:44
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:11572] Re: What is bhp
[EMAIL PROTECTED] asked in USMA 11568:
>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.
bhp probably is brake horsepower.
1 horsepower = 550 foot-pounds per second = 0.745 7 kW
Joseph B. Reid
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Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
