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One horse power is__________

(a) 7460 W

(b) 746 kW

(c) 746 W

(d) 0.746 W

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My question is based upon Power Absorbed in Viscous Flow in section Viscous Flow & Turbulent Flow of Fluid Mechanics

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Right answer is (c) 746 W

Best explanation: Horse power is defined as the unit of foot-pound-second. Foot-pound-second(fps) is a unit in accordance with the English system. One horse power is equal to 550 fps/s. Thus, the power relation is 1HP= 746W.

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