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brake horsepower

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brake horsepower
the rate at which an engine does work, expressed in horsepower. It is measured by the resistance of an applied brake

brake horsepower [¦brāk ′hȯrs‚pau̇·ər]
(mechanical engineering)
The power developed by an engine as measured by the force applied to a friction brake or by an absorption dynamometer applied to the shaft or flywheel. Abbreviated bhp.


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Brake horsepower shows a considerable increase at all speeds and the torque characteristic is well maintained.
01 gram per brake horsepower hour (g/bhp-hr) and Nitrogen Oxides to 0.
4 grams per brake horsepower hour of oxides of nitrogen (g/bhp-hr NOx) plus non-methane hydrocarbon (NMHC) and 0.
 
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