how to explain torque?
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how to explain torque?
Wow! I actually get to use some of my physics here!
I would say that Torque = Force x Distance (Really its 'Force cross Distance' - cross is breaking up the force into components and only using the perpendicular component)
The magnitude - or measurement - of the torque is :
[perpendicular component (of the force being applied)] x [the distance between the object’s rotation point and where you apply the force].
In toher words - more torque = more power - right?
Now to define power.....
I would say that Torque = Force x Distance (Really its 'Force cross Distance' - cross is breaking up the force into components and only using the perpendicular component)
The magnitude - or measurement - of the torque is :
[perpendicular component (of the force being applied)] x [the distance between the object’s rotation point and where you apply the force].
In toher words - more torque = more power - right?
Now to define power.....
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how to explain torque?
so is torque like how fast you can "get" your horsepower? what is the relation between horsepower and torque? you hear ppl see a car burn out and they will say man that has a lot of horsepower. should it really be torque? i got lost in that physics stuff and im even taking physics. hmm... anyways, thx for the replies
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how to explain torque?
Torque is a twisting force, Horsepower is torque over an amount of time.
What you really want to describe is an engines power and at what rpm range it produces that power. Diesels make their power at low rpms so people say they are torquey. They just produce their power at low rpms. They are producing an immense twisting force with every stroke and so need to be reinforced with heavy blocks, cranks and rods. A high reving turbo fourbanger could put out the same horsepower but at a much higher rpm. Each stroke would have much less twisting force but it would produce the same result because of the extra rpms.
What you really want to describe is an engines power and at what rpm range it produces that power. Diesels make their power at low rpms so people say they are torquey. They just produce their power at low rpms. They are producing an immense twisting force with every stroke and so need to be reinforced with heavy blocks, cranks and rods. A high reving turbo fourbanger could put out the same horsepower but at a much higher rpm. Each stroke would have much less twisting force but it would produce the same result because of the extra rpms.
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how to explain torque?
Torque=Force*LeverArmLength
HP=Torque*RPM/5252. torque in foot pounds
As someone said, torque is twisting force. Think of Torque as a force acting on a lever (torque wrench). You can have zero HP with high torque at zero rpm. HP is the product of torque and RPM. Generally, HP goes up with rpm. Torque may or may not go up with rpm depending on the engine type and the rpm range.
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BryceGTX
HP=Torque*RPM/5252. torque in foot pounds
As someone said, torque is twisting force. Think of Torque as a force acting on a lever (torque wrench). You can have zero HP with high torque at zero rpm. HP is the product of torque and RPM. Generally, HP goes up with rpm. Torque may or may not go up with rpm depending on the engine type and the rpm range.
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BryceGTX