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Graph illustrating part-throttle fuel economy for a 4¼ Litre Bentley engine, comparing different carburettor systems.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 99\1\  scan0019
Date  1st January 1933 guessed
  
4¼ LITRE BENTLEY
PART THROTTLE
FUEL ECONOMY
S.34
COMP. RATIO 6.3 - 1 (E.W.1296)
① STD. WRAITH IGN. SYSTEM (SINGLE D.C.42 STROMBERG)
② AS ① WITH SINGLE HORIZONTAL S.U. CARB.
ACTUAL MIXTURE THROTTLING BACK
FROM FULL THROTTLE W.M. SETTING
Y-AXIS: PTS / BHP / HR
X-AXIS: R.P.M
IDEAL MIXTURE FOR 'ROAD LOAD'
FULL THROTTLE WEAKEST MAINTAINED CONS.
  
  
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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