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Data table comparing engine crankshaft stiffness, inertia, and critical speeds for various configurations.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 85\5\  scan0016
Date  6th July 1932 guessed
  
COLUMN HEADERS:
Row 1: PEREGRINE(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine), BENSPORT(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley), 3 1/2" STROKE, 3 1/2" STROKE, 3 3/4" STROKE, 3 3/4" STROKE, 3 7/8" STROKE
Row 2: E.100043, LEC. 3097, 2 3/8 JOURNALS, 2 1/4 JOURNALS, 2 3/8 JOURNALS, 2 1/4 JOURNALS, 2 1/4 JOURNALS
Row 3: 2" PINS, 1 3/4 PINS, 2" PINS, 1 3/4 PINS, 2" PINS

DATA ROWS:
STIFFNESS LBS-FT/RADIAN: 34500, 43000, 56500, 46500, 54000, 45000, 50000
INERTIA [PEREGRINE(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) = 1 UNIT]: 1.00, 1.05, .91, .81, .99, .90, 1.00
CRITICAL SPEED WITHOUT DAMPER HUB.: 5400, 5900, 7300, 6800, 6700, 6500, 6500
  
  
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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