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| − | On [[Terra]], horsepower evolved as a defined concept around the year -2600 to quantify the amount of work that could be done by a [[horse]], a large domesticated native [[creature]]. [[Horse]]s were widely used as the motive power for carts, carriages and other primitive [[vehicle]]s, as well as acting as a power source within basic industrial processes. The [[world]] at the time was undergoing a period of rapid technological advancement and the need for standard [[metric]]s defining the power produced by an animal proved necessary. | + | On [[Terra]], horsepower evolved as a defined concept around the year -2600 to quantify the amount of work that could be done by a [[horse]], a large domesticated native [[creature]], over a set period of time. [[Horse]]s were widely used as the motive power for carts, carriages and other primitive [[vehicle]]s, as well as acting as a power source within basic industrial processes. The [[world]] at the time was undergoing a period of rapid technological advancement and the need for standard [[metric]]s defining the power produced by an animal proved necessary. |
Horsepower was originally used to compare the output of [[horse]]s to mechanical [[Ship Fuel|chemical-fueled]] steam [[power plant]]s, which were being developed on the [[world]] during the era. [[Technologist]]s found horsepower useful as the concept of the [[Technology Level]] and standardized ideas about [[sophont]] society development began to take form{{Unpublished cite|author= Maksim-Smelchak }}. Though archaic, it continued to be used as a [[metric]] throughout [[Charted Space]], particularly among those who utilized [[vehicle]]s on a regular basis. | Horsepower was originally used to compare the output of [[horse]]s to mechanical [[Ship Fuel|chemical-fueled]] steam [[power plant]]s, which were being developed on the [[world]] during the era. [[Technologist]]s found horsepower useful as the concept of the [[Technology Level]] and standardized ideas about [[sophont]] society development began to take form{{Unpublished cite|author= Maksim-Smelchak }}. Though archaic, it continued to be used as a [[metric]] throughout [[Charted Space]], particularly among those who utilized [[vehicle]]s on a regular basis. | ||
Revision as of 13:23, 20 March 2019
Beastpower is a raw measure of force and energy, typically within an engine or power plant.
- It is a standard Imperial metric.
- The same metric is known as horsepower to many Solomani and Terran-originated cultures.
Description (Specifications)
Beastpower is a frequently used unit of measurement of force and energy. It is measurement of the rate at which work is done.
- 1 watt is broadly equal to 0.00133 beastpower
- 1 beastpower is equivalent to approximately 750 watts, or 0.00075 Megawatts.
- The standard abbreviation is bp.
One beastpower is sufficient force to move 4500 kilograms a distance of 1 meter per second per second.
Term Usage Example
A finely tuned TL-5 3 liter engine, burning refined hydrocarbon fuel, can produce hundreds of beastpower, propelling a vehicle at speeds of hundreds of kph.
History & Background (Dossier)
On Terra, horsepower evolved as a defined concept around the year -2600 to quantify the amount of work that could be done by a horse, a large domesticated native creature, over a set period of time. Horses were widely used as the motive power for carts, carriages and other primitive vehicles, as well as acting as a power source within basic industrial processes. The world at the time was undergoing a period of rapid technological advancement and the need for standard metrics defining the power produced by an animal proved necessary.
Horsepower was originally used to compare the output of horses to mechanical chemical-fueled steam power plants, which were being developed on the world during the era. Technologists found horsepower useful as the concept of the Technology Level and standardized ideas about sophont society development began to take form[1]. Though archaic, it continued to be used as a metric throughout Charted Space, particularly among those who utilized vehicles on a regular basis.
Horses are not ubiquitous throughout Charted Space - other species of Beasts fill the same role on other worlds, and it is not uncommon to hear terms such as Ponipower or Drakarpower. Horsepower has been widely referred to as Beastpower certainly since the end of the Rule of Man, around -1776, though the two terms remained interchangeable throughout much of Imperial space. Beastpower was officially adopted as the standard terminology within the Imperium following the Solomani Rim War to avoid the use of specifically Terranocentric metrics[2] .
Image Repository
A Terran horse, the foundation of beastpower.
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- T5 Core Rules
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Ade Stewart