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Performance graph comparing different camshaft configurations for Engine No GOS-C1.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 102\5\  scan0027
Date  14th December 1929
  
112° LONG DURATION CAMSHAFT (CHINA(Experimental Engine)).
ENGINE No GOS-C1.
STANDARD INDUCTION PIPE.
ENLARGED INDn PASSAGE THRO' BLOCK.
17% LARGER 20 HP R.R. CARBURETTOR.
COMPRESSION RATIO = 5.25.
OPEN EXHAUST.
112° CAMSHAFT, E55640.
INLET OPENS 7° AFTER T.D.C.
INLET CLOSES 41° AFTER B.D.C.
EXH'T OPENS 44° BEFORE B.D.C.
EXH'T CLOSES 4° AFTER T.D.C.

Graph Data:
STD. (110°) CAMSHAFT (E54115)
116° CAMSHAFT (E55362)

Axes Labels:
Left Y-Axis: BRAKE HORSE POWER
Right Y-Axis: B.M.E.P (LBS PER SQ. IN.)
X-Axis: RPM OF ENGINE

Table: VALVE TIMING.
(.020 CLce)
| | 116° CAMSHAFT. | 110° CAMSHAFT. |
|---|---|---|
| INLET OPENS | 14° AFTER T.D.C. | 10° AFTER T.D.C. |
| INLET CLOSES | 50° AFTER B.D.C. | 32° AFTER B.D.C. |
| EXHAUST OPENS | 44° BEFORE B.D.C. | 36° BEFORE B.D.C. |
| EXHAUST CLOSES| 4° AFTER T.D.C. | 2° BEFORE T.D.C. |
  
  
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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