Definition:Horsepower-Hour
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Definition
The horsepower-hour is an imperial unit of energy.
It is defined as being:
- the energy expended when a power of $1$ horsepower is applied for $1$ hour.
Conversion Factors
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | horsepower-hour | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 2 \cdotp 685\) | megajoules |
Symbol
- $\mathrm {hp \, h}$
The symbol for the horsepower-hour is $\mathrm {hp \, h}$.
The $\LaTeX$ code for \(\mathrm {hp \, h}\) is \mathrm {hp \, h} .
Sources
- 1969: J.C. Anderson, D.M. Hum, B.G. Neal and J.H. Whitelaw: Data and Formulae for Engineering Students (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $2.$ Unit Conversion Factors