Sentences with brake horsepower
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B b - For an electric motor, brake horsepower is the mechanical horsepower available at the shaft at specified rpm and full load current.The difference between the brake horsepower and the indicated horsepower represents the rate at which energy is absorbed in overcoming mechanical friction of the moving parts of the engine.Brake horsepower is the horsepower of an engine measured by the degree of resistance offered by a brake, that represents the useful power that the machine can develop.