Convert 38 Horsepower to Watts
How much power is 38 horsepower? What is 38 horsepower in watts? 38 HP to W conversion.
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38 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
28,336.595 Watts
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Result in Plain English
38 horsepower is equal to about 28.3 thousand watts.
In Scientific Notation
38 horsepower
= 3.8 x 101 horsepower
≈ 2.83366 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.