Convert 24 Horsepower to Watts
How much power is 24 horsepower? What is 24 horsepower in watts? 24 HP to W conversion.
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24 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
17,896.797 Watts
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Result in Plain English
24 horsepower is equal to about 17.9 thousand watts.
In Scientific Notation
24 horsepower
= 2.4 x 101 horsepower
≈ 1.78968 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.