Poncelet
poncelet | |
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Unit system | Non-SI metric unit |
Unit of | Power |
Symbol | p |
Named after | Jean-Victor Poncelet |
Derivation | 100 kgf⋅m/s |
Conversions | |
1 p in ... | ... is equal to ... |
SI units | 980.665 W |
The poncelet (symbol p) is an obsolete unit of power, once used in France and replaced by cheval vapeur (cv, metric horsepower). The unit was named after Jean-Victor Poncelet.[1]
One poncelet is defined as the power required to raise a hundred-kilogram mass (quintal) at a velocity of one metre per second (100 kilogram-force·m/s).
- 1 p
- = 980.665 W = 4/3 cv (metric hp) = 1.315 hp (traditional horsepower)
References[]
- ^ François Cardarelli, Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures: Their Si Equivalences and Origins, Springer, 2003, ISBN 185233682X, page 527
Categories:
- Units of power
- Obsolete units of measurement
- Metrication in France