Definition:FPS/Energy
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Definition
Various FPS units of energy and work which have specific names are as follows:
Foot-Pound
The foot-pound is an FPS unit of energy and work.
It is defined as being:
- the amount of energy required to apply $1$ pound force through a linear displacement of $1$ foot.
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | foot-pound | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 1 \cdotp 35582\) | joules |
Foot-Poundal
The foot-poundal is an FPS unit of energy and work.
It is defined as being:
- the amount of energy required to apply $1$ poundal through a linear displacement of $1$ foot.
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | foot-poundal | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 0 \cdotp 04214\) | joules |