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This converter calculator converts water horsepower (whp) to horsepower (hp).

Horsepower is a unit of measurement of power, or the rate at which work is done. There are many different standards and types of horsepower. Two common definitions being used today are the mechanical horsepower, which is about 745.7 watts, and the metric horsepower, which is approximately 735.5 watts.

Water Horsepower refers to the energy or power that is added to water by the pump. In short, horsepower is termed as the imperial unit of power that has the ability to do the work at the rate of. 33,000 ft.lb per min or. 550 ft.lb per second.