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Power comparison graph for Engine 149.N.G.8, testing different carburettor and camshaft configurations.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 5a\5\  05-page144
Date  18th October 1938 guessed
  
'JAPAN(Experimental Engine)' POWER COMPARISON

V1149

AXIS LABELS:
B.H.P.
R.P.M.
B.M.E.P.
LBS. PER SQ. INCH (B.M.E.P.)
[IND. M.E.P. AT 85% M.I.]

CURVE LABELS:
TWO CLAUDEL-HOBSON CARBS. 120° LONG DURATION CAMSHAFT
TWIN-CHOKE ZENITH CARB. 112° LONG DURATION CAMSHAFT
TWIN-CHOKE ZENITH CARB. 120° LONG DURATION CAMSHAFT
TWO CLAUDEL-HOBSON CARBS. 112° LONG DURATION CAMSHAFT

ENGINE 149.N.G.8
5.25:1 COMPRESSION RATIO
ALL CURVES OPEN EXHAUST

VALVE TIMINGS BOX:
VALVE TIMINGS (120° CAMSHAFT)
120° LONG DURATION CAMSHAFT
I.O. 12.5° B.T.D.C. E.O. 46.5° B.B.D.C.
I.C. 52.5° A.B.D.C. E.C. 6.5° A.T.D.C.
112° LONG DURATION CAMSHAFT
I.O. 7.5° A.T.D.C. E.O. 45.5° B.B.D.C.
I.C. 40° A.B.D.C. E.C. 4.5° A.T.D.C.
  
  
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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