Convert 21 Horsepower to Watts
How much power is 21 horsepower? What is 21 horsepower in watts? 21 HP to W conversion.
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21 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
15,659.697 Watts
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Result in Plain English
21 horsepower is equal to about 15.7 thousand watts.
In Scientific Notation
21 horsepower
= 2.1 x 101 horsepower
≈ 1.56597 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.