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How to Measure True Hybrid Automobile Torque and Horse Power Figures?
My brother and I have an ongoing debate about how accurate the hybrid horse power and torque figures are on some of these super cars. Take the Porsche 918 for example, awesome car (just beat the P1 at Laguna Seca!). It is said to have 887HP and 940 lbf·ft of torque but my argument is that’s...- apex
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- Forum: Mechanical engineering general discussion
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Flow through an orifice drops significantly
I remember Porsche having issues in the 1998 racing season due to the size of the air restrictor for there turbo engine and also due to were they could place this restrictor. The reason was that the airflow approached the speed of sound. I would love someone to explain to me in laymen’s terms...- apex
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- Forum: Spacecraft engineering
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Flow through an orifice drops drops significantly at 0.5 times the spe
I remember Porsche having issues in the 1998 racing season due to the size of the air restrictor for there turbo engine and also due to were they could place this restrictor on the intake. The reason was that the airflow approached the speed of sound. I would love someone to explain to me in...- apex
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- Forum: Heat Transfer & Thermodynamics engineering
