Enter the area of piston (in^2) and the equivalent piston speed (ft/min) into the calculator to determine the Steam Engine Power.
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Steam Engine Power Formula
The following formula is used to calculate the Steam Engine Power.
Pse = 7*A*S /33,000
- Where Pse is the Steam Engine Power (HP)
- A is the area of piston (in^2)
- S is the equivalent piston speed (ft/min)
How to Calculate Steam Engine Power?
The following two example problems outline how to calculate the Steam Engine Power.
Example Problem #1:
- First, determine the area of piston (in^2). In this example, the area of piston (in^2) is measured to be 16.
- Next, determine the equivalent piston speed (ft/min). For this problem, the equivalent piston speed (ft/min) is calculated to be 71.
- Finally, calculate the Steam Engine Power using the formula above:
Pse = 7*A*S /33,000
Inserting the values from above and solving the equation with the imputed values gives:
Pse = 7*16*71 /33,000 = .240 (HP)
Example Problem #2:
Using the same process as example problem 1, we first define the variables outlined by the formula. In this case, the values are:
area of piston (in^2) = 3
equivalent piston speed (ft/min) = 1000
Entering these values into the formula or calculator above gives us::
Pse = 7*3*1000 /33,000 = .636 (HP)
