Mr Helmholz - simple model

[David A. Cooley]

At 02:31 PM 5/21/99 -0700, you wrote:
>> > I don't know, but don't hp and torque curves always
>> > cross at 5252 RPM?  How would that work on any engine
>> > that has a peak HP over 5252 RPM?
>> 
>> Yes they do... Just means that as the Torque and HP cross at 5252, the HP is
>> rising and the torque is falling.
>> they don't stay the same above 5252.
>	
>	Wrong.  The torque curve could very easily be rising,
>HP=torque(lb*ft)*rpm/5252.  They always cross there.

My answer was for if the HP peak was over 5252 RPM...  
Even if the torque was still rising, the HP would be rising at a greater
rate and they would not stay the same after 5252 RPM
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