Originally Posted by
robabeatle
It seems you implied that work is torque but it is not. Work can be calculated by multiplying torque times angular displacement, so higher rpm means more angular displacement per unit time.
(PS: better: work is the integral of torque dotted into the differential angular displacement.)
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It seems that I have. Though they units are the same (N-m), one is a force that moves a displacement (work) while the other is a force applied a distance from a point to produce rotation (torque). On a rotational machine (i.e. a bicycle wheel) the force moves along the circumference of the wheel which is some distance - the wheel's radius, from the hub which produces torque. I also tend to get confused with the definitions when there's a lot going on.
From one nerd to another, my apologies
