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Graph showing the static deflection of a 5 B IV brake drum, comparing the effect of different brake shoes under varying loads.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 84\2\  scan0299
Date  5th February 1935 guessed
  
STATIC DEFLECTION OF BRAKE DRUMS
5 B IV DRUM
COMPARISON BETWEEN EFFECT OF DIFFERENT SHOES
① SHOES WITH CHORD OF 8¾"
② STANDARD SHOES
DEFLECTION OF DRUM = (8.2 / 16.625) x CLOCK READINGS BELOW
LENGTH OF LEVER = 19.25"
MAX. NORMAL LOAD
POSITION 'C'
DEFLECTION - THOUSANDTHS
LOAD - LBS.
  
  
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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