Method and apparatus for calculating engine power
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1. A method of determining the power of an engine comprising the step of obtaining an HP0, where HP0 is a mathematical combination of a rotation rate of the engine and a manifold pressure of the engine.
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Abstract
A method, computer program, or apparatus for determining with various degrees of precision the power delivered by an engine, typically, an aircraft engine. The disclosed invention uses a variety of parameters, such as the rotation rate, manifold pressure, outside air temperature, and fuel flow to determine or approximate the power delivered by the engine. The engine'"'"'s altitude does not have to be involved in the calculations.
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- 1. A method of determining the power of an engine comprising the step of obtaining an HP0, where HP0 is a mathematical combination of a rotation rate of the engine and a manifold pressure of the engine.
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6. Apparatus for determining power of an engine comprising:
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a computation device calculating power of the engine by mathematically combining a rotation rate of the engine and a manifold pressure of the engine, and a data input system coupled to the computation device, the data input system providing engine rotation rate and engine manifold pressure to the computation device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for determining power of an engine comprising
a computer data carrier, and computer instructions embodied on the computer data carrier, the computer instructions comprising instructions for calculating an HP0, where HP0 is a mathematical combination of the engine'"'"'s rotation rate and of the engine'"'"'s manifold pressure.
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