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Series of graphs and tables detailing the results of piston skirt pressure tests.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 105\2\  scan0216
Date  8th August 1932
  
PISTON SKIRT PRESSURE TESTS

M.S. 686

LOAD DISTRIBUTED OVER FULL LENGTH OF SKIRT
TOTAL LOAD - LB
DEFLECTION - INS.
LOAD - LB
40/50 HP
20/25 HP
PERE II

CONTRACTION OF SKIRT GAP
UNDER LOAD OF 100 LB
DISTRIBUTED OVER FULL
LENGTH OF SKIRT
40/50 HP .009"
20/25 HP .008"
PERE II .005"

LOAD CONCENTRATED AT UPPER EXTREMITY OF SKIRT
DEFLECTION - INS.
LOAD - LB
40/50 HP
20/25 HP
PERE II

INTENSITY OF LOAD - LB/IN RUN
DEFLECTION - INS.
LOAD - LB/IN RUN
40/50 HP
20/25 HP
PERE II

LOAD CONCENTRATED AT CENTRE OF SKIRT
DEFLECTION - INS.
LOAD - LB
40/50 HP
20/25 HP
PERE II

TABLE
| | 40/50 HP | 20/25 HP | PEREGRINE(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) II |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| PIECE N° | E.82041 | E.56610 | E.10035 |
| SKIRT LENGTH 'l' | 3.400" | 2.719" | 1.994" |
| PRESSURE WIDTH 'a' | .625" | .625 | .5625 |

PRESSURE PLATE

LOAD CONCENTRATED AT LOWER EXTREMITY OF SKIRT
DEFLECTION - INS.
LOAD - LB
40/50 HP
20/25 HP
PERE II
  
  
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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