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Graph plotting the results of a torsional deflection test on a 10 inch clutch disc.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 99\1\  scan0103
Date  27th June 1941
  
TORSIONAL DEFLECTION TEST ON 10" CLUTCH DISC
FROM B18AW.
FRICTION LOOP DEPTH
DRIVE 6 LB. FT.
OVER-RUN 10 LB. FT.
TORQUE LB. FT.
DEFLECTION - DEGREES.
DRIVE
OVER-RUN
B18AW HAS A FULLY FLOATING
REAR AXLE.
IN TOP GEAR (OVERDRIVE)
RATTLE OCCURRED AT 22-28 MPH
PEAKING AT 25. IT WAS BAD.
TEST BY R.m / C.B.
Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} / C.B. 27/6/41
  
  
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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