Preliminary tests of a modified air-silencer carburetter (LRC.2786) for F.II engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 13\3\ 03-page209 | |
| Date | 7th May 1930 | |
| To H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} (Held up) From Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /CHP. c. to Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Mor. c. to Rg. {Mr Rowledge} Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Hy. {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} MODIFIED AIR SILENCER CARBURETTER (LRC. 2786). Preliminary tests have now been carried out on the modified air-silencer carburetter for F.II engines; the results of which show that we are still losing too much power by the use of this instrument. This carburetter is, however, a big improvement on the original one (LRC. 2734), a report on which was circulated 9.12.24. The construction has been modified so that a standard high-speed choke and diaphragm are utilised, also the air-valve is of standard dimensions so far as the air ports etc., are concerned. The only variation from a standard carburetter, is therefore the air-silencer and the cowling around the air-valve ports. The curve V.850 shows that this carburetter causes no loss of power up to 1500 R.P.M.; after which the loss increases to a maximum of 8 B.H.P. (8%) at 2750 R.P.M. (this figure being the excess of loss over that caused by the Std. air-intake). In order to ascertain the loss caused by each individual part of the air-silencer etc., it is necessary to know what loss is occasioned by the standard type air-intake: therefore the top curve on V.851 (Std. carb. with air-intake removed) is taken as the datum. The total loss caused by the air-silencer and air-port cowling is therefore, 10.5 BHP. | ||
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