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Mechanical power 4 Months, 1 Week ago  
I read an article which defines mechanical power as torque times angular velocity. Why we do not use absolute(torque times angular velocity)? What are the physical interpretations for positive and negative mechanical power? Thanks.
 
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Re:Mechanical power 4 Months, 1 Week ago  
Bike run good Grunt Bike run fast= positive
Bike run bad Grunt Bike run slow=negative
 
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Re:Mechanical power 4 Months, 1 Week ago  
hajime wrote:
I read an article which defines mechanical power as torque times angular velocity. Why we do not use absolute(torque times angular velocity)? What are the physical interpretations for positive and negative mechanical power? Thanks.

You're on a motorcycle site ... and I suspect you are trolling? n'est-ce pas?

Maybe you can elaborate on the importance of moment arm and how it relates to the Force imparted by the engine? Assuming a constant Force (unmodified engine) how would a change in the momentum arm affect my Torque and what changes would you recommend to increase my Torque?

Doc
 
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Re:Mechanical power 4 Months, 1 Week ago  
When you have a force at a certain distance then we need a momentum to have equilibrium, it's as easy as that. Without torque no equilibrium.
Suppose we have bar with a fixed point. At the free end of the bar there is a force. Action=Reaction but we can't have a reaction force in the free point because there's nothing that can cause a reactionforce so the force will try to press the bar down. With the force being perpendicular on the bar and the bar being indeformable, it will cause a rotation with the radius being the distance from the free point to the fixed point on the bar. Thus the force causes a rotation, thus in the fixed point we need to write a momentum in the opposite direction to have equilibrium.

So in short: The reason for torque is to write equilibrium.
 
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Re:Mechanical power 4 Months, 1 Week ago  
Me twist throttle and bike go fast throw me back in seat with big stupid grin. Me brake and me grin goes away

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Re:Mechanical power 4 Months, 1 Week ago  
The shorter the momentum arm the higher the torque I think ...dam that hurt ...Coug
 
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Re:Mechanical power 4 Months, 1 Week ago  
vegasdave wrote:
Bike run good Grunt Bike run fast= positive
Bike run bad Grunt Bike run slow=negative


Naaaaa you got it all wrong Vegas he meant if you connect the positive cable to the negative post and the negative cable to the positive post the bike runs backwards..it was a trick question... ....Coug
 
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Re:Mechanical power 4 Months, 1 Week ago  
Positive mechanical power --- if YOU hit someone in the beak with a wrench

Negative mechanical power --- if YOU get hit in the beak with a wrench

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Re:Mechanical power 4 Months, 1 Week ago  
hajime WROTE:
I read an article which defines mechanical power as torque times angular velocity.
Yep! That's very accurate... I twist the throttle (torque...) real hard (lots of torque) and my bike moves real fast perpendicularly from where I was standing (angular velocity)!

BTW: hajime...
 
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Re:Mechanical power 4 Months, 1 Week ago  
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