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indicated horsepower

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indicated horsepower [′in·də‚kād·əd ′hȯrs‚pau̇·ər]
(mechanical engineering)
The horsepower delivered by an engine as calculated from the average pressure of the working fluid in the cylinders and the displacement. Abbreviated ihp.


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It would have produced up to 14,000 indicated horsepower or a tractive effort of 190,000 pounds.
 
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