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Power Units: SI vs US Customary Systems

This document contains the answers to two questions. For the first question, the document defines power in SI and US customary units, listing watts and kilowatts as SI units and horsepower as the US customary unit. It provides the equations to convert between units of power. For the second question, it defines the power of a Honda Turbo RS in both SI and US customary units as 170 horsepower at 5500 rpm and 127 kilowatts at 5500 rpm, citing several internet sources.

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Power Units: SI vs US Customary Systems

This document contains the answers to two questions. For the first question, the document defines power in SI and US customary units, listing watts and kilowatts as SI units and horsepower as the US customary unit. It provides the equations to convert between units of power. For the second question, it defines the power of a Honda Turbo RS in both SI and US customary units as 170 horsepower at 5500 rpm and 127 kilowatts at 5500 rpm, citing several internet sources.

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Name: MOIN UD DEEN

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BEME-F-18-B

Q1. Define units of power in SI and US Customary system.


What different options are available and how these are
converted from one system to another.
Ans.
Power is defined as time rate of doing work.

P=d U/dt …………………………………(1)


dU=[Link] …………………………………..(a)

Put (a) in (1)


P=[Link]/dt …………………………………(2)
dr/dt=v ………………………………….(b)

Put (b) in (2)


P=F.v …………………………………..(3)

The S.I unit of Power is (watt) and (kilowatt).

The US customary unit of power is (horsepower)


Q2. Define the power of Honda Turbo RS in both systems of
units. Use the internet for the correct information. 

170 hp @5500 rpm (US customary)


127kwatt@5500 rpm (S.I units)

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