# Integrating torque over time

I cannot seem to be able to find which unit applies to the integral of torque over time. If you compress a bracket shaped load cell, you exercise torque on it, say 5 Nm. Now, say you do this for 5 seconds, by integrating it you get an area of 25 .. Nms? which would be... angular impulse? can I also represent this as watts or other units of power?

Thank you!

Edit:

This shows a use case, where the load cell's angle is increased as the leg expands. We can determine the torque of the knee's angular movement. So, measuring this as a function of time, it only give you an angular impulse, but no way to determine power from this, is this correct?

• By compressing you don't apply torque you apply pressure. – kamran Mar 5 at 4:46
• @JCSB you need to be more clear about what you intent to do. A sketch would go a long way, for us to understand what you are trying to do. And since this is an extension to your previous question, it would be good that demonstrated that you put some effort in understanding the comments in that question. – NMech Mar 5 at 9:08
• Sounds about right. Nm times s gives Nms. Impulse is not the same as power, so you can't represent it as power, because it isn't power. – user253751 Mar 5 at 11:14
• @NMech I am sorry, I thought my other question was forgotten as no one had replied to my comment. I thought the torque part was really important, so I didnt take a change and asked it as another thread – JCSB Mar 5 at 13:42