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The general relations and formulas for starter motors.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 61b\3\  scan0161
Date  3rd May 1923 guessed
  
[Handwritten at top]
X 543 [crossed out] 6027.

[Typed]
X.543 - STARTER MOTOR RELATIONS ( GENERAL).

Given engine torque T (lb-inches)
Speed reduction ratio r
Gearing efficiency .85
Torque reduction ratio .85r
Motor torque 1.176 T/r lb-inches.

Engine speed n R.P.M.
Motor speed N R.P.M. N/n = r
Motor power .0001587 x N x 1.176 T/r
= .0001866 NT/r

Motor power (electrical) assuming 60% efficiency
= .000311 NT/r
Watts = .0232 NT/r

If volts = V, amperes = C
V = 12.00 - .02C
.02C^2 - 12.00 C + .0232 NT/r = 0
C^2 - 600C + 1.16 NT/r = 0
C = 300 - sqrt(90000 - 1.16 NT/r)
= 300 { 1 - ( 1 - .0000129 NT/r )^(1/2) }

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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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