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Graph plotting piston inertia torque for various engine cylinder configurations over a 360-degree cycle.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 127\3\  scan0268
Date  25th November 1938 guessed
  
PISTON INERTIA TORQUE
RD. OF COUPLE
ACC
10°
2.5°
ω²r
ω²l
ω
3000 R.P.M.
1 CYL.
TWICE FULL SIZE.
6 CYL.
12 CYL. 90°
4 CYL
12 CYL 45°
STR 8 CYL OR
12 CYL. 60°
1" = 82 LBS. FT. FOR
RECIPROCATING MASS
OF 1LB PER CYL.
0
90
180
270
360
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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