Definitions
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- initialism
brake mean effective pressure , the average (mean) pressure which, if imposed on the pistons uniformly from the top to the bottom of each power stroke, would produce the measured (brake) power output.
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Examples
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BMEP, explains Mr. Funnell, "is brake mean effective pressure, and there is no reason for the BMEP of a V4 to be higher than that of an inline four.",
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However, the ethanol helps to alleviate the NOx by reducing combustion temperatures, and according to the data, Ford has been able to increase the brake mean effective pressure (BMEP) of a prototype E85 DI V6 engine from the standard 17 BAR to about 27 BAR.
Autoblog 2009
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I also understand that torque is limited by BMEP (
unknown title 2008
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