Convert 72 Horsepower to Watts
How much power is 72 horsepower? What is 72 horsepower in watts? 72 HP to W conversion.
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72 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
53,690.391 Watts
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Result in Plain English
72 horsepower is equal to about 53.7 thousand watts.
In Scientific Notation
72 horsepower
= 7.2 x 101 horsepower
≈ 5.36904 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.