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Comparison of mean way acceleration times for vehicles 25-EX, 19-EX, and 27-EX.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 113\2\  scan0180
Date  8th August 1933
  
X1725

8.8.33

P.II. ACCELERATIONS.

25-EX. 5-1 c/r. old type camshaft, 11x41 axle, old type carburetter. Complete car wt. 48¾ cwt.

19-EX. 5¼-1 c/r. new type 114º camshaft. 12x41 axle. Semi expanding carburetter. Car wt. 49½ cwt.

27-EX. 48¾ cwt. 11 x 41 axle. 5¼ c/r. 114º camshaft. Semi expanding carb.

| SPEEDS. | MEAN WAY ACCELERATIONS. | | |
|---|---|---|---|
| | 19-EX. | 25-EX. | 27-EX. |
| 10-20 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 8.8 |
| 20-30 | 4.9 | 4.3 | |
| 30-40 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 10.8 |
| 40-50 | 6.0 | 5.7 | |
| 50-60 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 17.2 |
| 60-70 | 10.4 | 8.6 | |

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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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