DPP_Project

Mandy Parmenter
16 September 2015

Shiny program: https://mandypar.shinyapps.io/DDP_Project Code: https://github.com/mandypar/DPP_Project

How to convert KW to BHP

The power of cars used to be expressed as a value in BHP

This stands for Brake Horsepower and is not relevant today as we do not use horses to do work for us.

Most countries now use the SI unit watt for measurement of power. With the implementation of the EU Directive 80/181/EEC on January 1, 2010, the use of horsepower in the EU is permitted only as a supplementary unit

This program will convert from a KW to a BHP value so a comparison can be made.

One mechanical brake horsepower(BHP) is equal to 0.745699872 kilowatts:

1 hp = 745.699872 W = 0.745699872 kW

So the power conversion of BHP to Kilowatts is given by:

P(hp) = P(kW) / 0.745699872

Example

Convert 100 kW to BHP:

P(hp) = 100 kW / 0.745699872 = 134.102 hp

Illustrative plot of the KW to BHP data

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