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Page of calculations to determine the best depth of a slot in an armature.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 68\4\  scan0230
Date  1st January 1925 guessed
  
X. 1640

BEST DEPTH OF SLOT IN ARMATURE

Armature dia. = D
Depth of slot = h
No. of slots = n
Total area = A
Area per slot = a
Width of slot = w
Pitch at bottom of slot = p

a = A {Mr Adams} /n, w = A {Mr Adams} /nh

p = (π(D - 2h))/n

Width of tooth at root
= x = p - w = 1/n { π(D - 2h) - A {Mr Adams} /h }

Total C.S. area of teeth at roots
q = nlx = l { π(D - 2h) - A {Mr Adams} /h }

dq/dh {D. Henderson - Showroom} = l { -2π + A {Mr Adams} /h² } = 0 for maximum q

h² = A {Mr Adams} /2π or h = A {Mr Adams} /2π for best result.
  
  
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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