Orders of magnitude (torque)

The following are examples of orders of magnitude for torque.

Examples

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Order of magnitude Value (SI units) Value (imperial units) Item
10^1 1 N⋅m 0.73 lb⋅ft Torque when one end of a 1 m long moment arm is acted upon by a force of 1 N.
10^2 108 N⋅m to 149 N⋅m 80 lb⋅ft to 110 lb⋅ft Torque to which most lug nuts are tightened.[1]
10^2 881 N⋅m 650 lb⋅ft Torque at the crankshaft of a Dodge Charger SRT HellCat.[2]
10^4 13,000 N⋅m Example 2 MW wind turbine, generator side. [3]
10^6 1,300,000 N⋅m Example 2 MW wind turbine, blade side. [3]
10^6 7,000,000 N⋅m 5162935 lb⋅ft Output torque of the Wärtsilä RT-flex96C,[4] the largest piston engine in the world.

References

  1. ^ Jones, Peter (May 4, 2022). "Car Wheel Torque: 13 Things To Know (For Beginners) | Motor & Wheels".
  2. ^ Chudzinski, Matthew. "What Is Torque? Why It's Important for Cars and How It Works". Motortrend. Motor Trend Group LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b Schicker, Rainer. "Torque measurement in wind turbines – as relevant today as it was in the past" (PDF). HBM Test and Measurement. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  4. ^ Puiu, Tibi (January 10, 2023). "This is what 109,000 horse power looks like - meet the biggest engine in the world". ZME Science.


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