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Performance graph for a Peregrine engine showing the effect of spark plug reach.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 1\8\  B001_X100 Engine Chassis-page187
Date  2nd June 1932 guessed
  
PEREGRINE(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) 5.85 C/R. OPEN EXHAUST. EFFECT OF PLUG REACH. RM {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} PH
SINGLE S.U. 1 5/8 THROTTLE. DIA. S.U.
① STANDARD REACH PLUGS .500
② PLUGS REACH .680
COMPRESSION PRESSURE
B.H.P.
R.P.M.
COMPRESSION PRESSURES. LBS/''
B.M.E.P
INDUCTION DEPN. INS. HG.
VALVE TIMING DIAGRAM:
1° BEFORE 35
Ex.
IN
.020 CLCE
41
46
VALUE LIFT .320
GRAPH LABELS:
B.M.E.P.
INDUCTION DEPN.
  
  
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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