Convert 18 Horsepower to Watts
How much power is 18 horsepower? What is 18 horsepower in watts? 18 HP to W conversion.
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18 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
13,422.598 Watts
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Result in Plain English
18 horsepower is equal to about 13.4 thousand watts.
In Scientific Notation
18 horsepower
= 1.8 x 101 horsepower
≈ 1.34226 x 104 watts
Horsepower
Mechanical horsepower is commonly used to measure the maximum power of a car's engine in the United States. It is slightly different than Metric horsepower, which is used in Europe.
Watts
A watt is the standard unit of power. It is the power needed to do one joule of work per second. A typical incandescent light bulb uses 40-100 watts.