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Performance characteristics chart for a supercharged Bentley blower.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 140\1\  scan0196
Date  23th October 1935
  
SUPERCHARGED BENTLEY
BLOWER CHARACTERISTICS
TAKEN AT ROTOR TIP SPEED OF 505.5 FT/SEC.
STROMBERG 1 5/16" CARB FITTED
DIFFUSER TYPE S/CHR EX 1751G
NON-DIFFUSER S/CHR WITH ROTOR EX 16717
BOOST
TEMP RISE
TEMP EFF'Y
DELIVERY CU.FT/MIN.
120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 220, 240, 260
BOOST INS Hg
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
TEMP RISE
20°, 30°
EFFICIENCY
30%, 40%, 50%, 60%
F.W. Smith
HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 2212
  
  
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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