High Performance [Pre-Calculus]
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Mechanical engineering is a diverse subject that derives its breadth from the need to design and manufacture everything from small individual parts and devices to large systems. The role of a mechanical engineer is to take a product from an idea to the marketplace. In order to accomplish this, a broad range of skills are needed. The mechanical engineer needs to acquire particular skills and knowledge. He/she needs to understand the forces and the thermal environment that a product, its parts, or its subsystems will encounter; to design them for functionality, aesthetics, and the ability to withstand the forces and the thermal environment they will be subjected to; and to determine the best way to manufacture them and ensure they will operate without failure. Perhaps the one skill that is the mechanical engineer’s exclusive domain is the ability to analyze and design objects and systems with motion.
A high-performance vehicle is a performance car is an automobile that is designed and constructed specifically for speed. The design and construction of a performance car involve not only providing a capable powertrain but also providing the handling and braking systems to support it. There are many factors that go into the attributes of what may be considered a sports car as well as for different types.
Now a car is considered to be "high performance" if it has a lot of power relative to the weight of the car. This makes sense -- the more weight you have, the more power it takes to accelerate it. For a given amount of power, you want to minimize the weight in order to maximize the acceleration. The mathematical link between horsepower and weight is a term called power to weight ratio which is utilized to explain how much power a car can produce having a certain weight. Horsepower is also a measure of the maximum power that the car’s engine can produce.
For instance, the Ariel Atom V8 possessed a weight of 1212 Ibs and 500 Hp, after solving the velocity came to be 174.11 mph. Though during different scenarios may have the results vary even so it will have a balanced amount in order to perform. Additionally, when the P/W ratio is higher the acceleration of the vehicle will be higher and there will also be an opportunity to increase the payload as well.
An analytical formula or expression used for the vehicle Horsepower to Weight Ratio is commonly applied to engines and mobile power sources, to compare one unit or design to the other. It is used to measure the vehicle's performance with engine power output, divided by its mass to find the size of the vehicle. The vehicle hp to weight ratio is usually calculated using curb weight or wet weight.
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works cited: The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. “Horsepower.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 21 May 2013
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Mechanical Engineers, December 25, 2017
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