nominal horse-power

  • 1Nominal horse power — Horse power Horse pow er 1. The power which a horse exerts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers… …

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  • 2Nominal Horse Power — (deutsch: nominale Pferdestärke) abgekürzt nhp, manchmal auch NHP oder deutsch PSnom, ist eine ehemalige Einheit zur Leistungsbenennung von Dampfmaschinen, später auch von anderen Kraftmaschinen. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Einzelheiten 2 Umrechnungen 3 …

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  • 3Horse power — Horse pow er 1. The power which a horse exerts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers for doing work …

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  • 4Brake horse power — Horse power Horse pow er 1. The power which a horse exerts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers… …

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  • 5Indicated horse power — Horse power Horse pow er 1. The power which a horse exerts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers… …

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  • 6Australian Light Horse — were mounted troops with characteristics of both cavalry and mounted infantry. They served during the Second Boer War and World War I. The Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade at the Battle of Beersheba in 1917 made what is reputedly the last… …

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  • 7Traction engine — A traction engine is a self propelled steam engine used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. The name derives from the Latin tractus , meaning drawn , since the prime function of any traction… …

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  • 8Pferdestärke — Einheit Norm Alte Maße und Gewichte Einheitenname Pferdestärke Beschriebene Größe(n) Leistung Größensymbol(e) P In SI Einheiten 1 PS = 735,498 75 W …

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  • 9Compound engine — For compound steam locomotives, see Compound locomotive. Cutaway of triple expansion compound steam engine, 1888 …

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  • 10МОЩНОСТЬ НОМИНАЛЬНАЯ — (Nominal power) придается на машиностроительных заводах наименованиям выпускаемых из производства типов двигателей и служит вернее признаком различных типов, нежели целям характеристики истинной мощности двигателя. Номинальная лошадиная сила… …

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