damnaged
Civil/Environmental
- Feb 7, 2003
- 15
Anybody care to assist me in understanding this problem i have?
What determines the drive power to pull a certain weight on trailers or wheels? As i know that the weight on the wheels shall subject a certain frictional force and therefore to counter the force you shall need sufficient pull/drive force.
Question: What is this pull force? As normally truck engines are rated in horsepower, i feel that what determines the pull force capacity would be the torque. But how do i convert the torque of an engine into force?
If my assumption above is wrong, i stand clear to be corrected. Thank you.
What determines the drive power to pull a certain weight on trailers or wheels? As i know that the weight on the wheels shall subject a certain frictional force and therefore to counter the force you shall need sufficient pull/drive force.
Question: What is this pull force? As normally truck engines are rated in horsepower, i feel that what determines the pull force capacity would be the torque. But how do i convert the torque of an engine into force?
If my assumption above is wrong, i stand clear to be corrected. Thank you.