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Hand-drawn graph showing petrol consumption at varying speeds with different mixture settings.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 78\1\  scan0138
Date  1st November 1926 guessed
  
PETROL CONSUMPTION AT VARYING SPEEDS WITH DIFFERENT MIXTURE SETTINGS.
Ignition @ R in Early.
Temperature 70°-72°C.
On Brooklands.
Low Compression.
Cricklewood Carburettor Setting.
Y-Axis: MILES PER GALLON.
X-Axis: MIXTURE.
X-Axis Labels: 5 4 3 2 1 STRONG, NORMAL, 1 2 3 4 5 WEAK.
Data Series Labels: 15 M.P.H., 20 M.P.H., 30 M.P.H., 40 M.P.H.
Footnote: * Probably an experimental error.
  
  
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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