Definition:FPS/Power

Definition

Various FPS units of power which have specific names are as follows:

The foot pound force per second is an FPS unit of power.

It is defined as being:

the amount of power required to apply $1$ pound force through a linear displacement of $1$ foot in $1$ second.

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foot pound force per second

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$\approx$

$\ds 1 \cdotp 356$

The horsepower is an FPS unit of power.

It is defined as being:

the amount of power required to apply $550$ pounds force through a linear displacement of $1$ foot in $1$ second.

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horsepower

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$\ds 550$

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$\approx$

$\ds 745 \cdotp 70$

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$\approx$

$\ds 0 \cdotp 74570$