DougE wrote:
Not wrong, RCMAN46. We're just eliminating variables that add unnecessary confusion to a straightforward discussion of applied force vs. work produced.
The thing that brings about confusion is this: Power by definition is the rate of doing work....so how many apples lifted onto a flatbed in a day is power. Torque by definition is a twisting force .....so the strength required to twist an apple in two. By definition the two words have totally different applications. The reason that torque does enter into the discussion when talking engines is that when engine torque is mentioned rpm is often specified or at least implied. Therefore engine torque becomes an indication of an engines power at the lower end of its operating rpm.
Edit: Work by definition is force over a distance .....so how many apples get loaded on the flatbed and I don't care whether it was done in a day or a month or a year.
