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Brake Horsepower - Engine horsepower rating as determined by brake dynamometer testing. Acronym: BHP, bhp Reference: Truck Writers of North America (TWNA) Related Terms: Brake Horsepower - horsepower | trucking | Gross Laboratory Horsepower - Tested horsepower of a "bare" engine without fan, water pump, alternator, exhaust system or any other accessories. Reference: Truck Writers of North America (TWNA)Related Terms: Gross Laboratory Horsepower - horsepower | sae net horsepower | trucking | Horsepower - Measure of power (the amount of work that can be done over a given amount of time). One horsepower is defined as 33,000 foot-pounds of work in one minute. Example: Lifting 33,000 pounds one foot in one minute, or lifting 3300 pounds ten feet in one minute. Acronym: HP, hp Reference: Truck Writers of North America (TWNA)Related Terms: Horsepower - engine | truck | trucking | SAE Net Horsepower - Horsepower capability of an engine with full accessories and exhaust system. Test procedures per standards of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Reference: Truck Writers of North America (TWNA)Related Terms: SAE Net Horsepower - horsepower | gross laboratory horsepower | trucking |
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