Recent content by paulwh

thanks minger i am working my way through it. Am i right in assuming that the si unit of force is Newton metres. watts = power 1 watt = 1 Newton meter per second. (force) therefore 80 killowats = 80000 Newton meter / second (Nm/s) 80000 Nm/s = 59004.97 ft lbf If pressure = F/A...

hi there, i need some advice please. I am a farmer that wants to press some oil seed rape. i have a tractor that produces 80 kw of power at its pto shaft (Power take off) and i want to use this rotational power to produce a reciprocating motion eg back and forth motion. The pto shaft has...