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Power comparison chart for single and twin exhaust systems on a B60 N°3 Unit Chain Drive.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 123\1\  scan0013
Date  5th December 1939
  
POWER COMPARISONS
SINGLE & TWIN EXHAUST SYSTEMS.
B 60 N°3 UNIT CHAIN DRIVE

S. 110
5 . 12 . 39

Exs 1384 CYL. HEAD 109 1/2 CCS
GASKET .030" C/R 7.1/1
EB 4726 CAMSHAFT
I.O. 10° AT
I.C. 30.8° AB
E.O. 41.5° BB
E.C. 2.5° BT {Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer}
B.Y IND SYSTEM
TWIN 1 1/2" SU'S. VARIABLE
AIR SILENCER FITTED

KEY:
Dashed line: OPEN EXHAUST MINUS AIR SILENCER
Line with 'x': TWIN SILENCER COMPLETE WITH AIR SILENCER FITTED (CORNICHE(Bentley streamline(Experimental Streamline Bentley B.23.A.E)d precursor to R Type Continental, never produced) TYPE)
Line with 'o': SINGLE SILENCER COMPLETE WITH AIR SILENCER FITTED (BX TYPE)
FUEL 'Pool'

DIAGRAMS:
SKETCH OF ONE SILENCER OF THE CORNICHE(Bentley streamline(Experimental Streamline Bentley B.23.A.E)d precursor to R Type Continental, never produced) TYPE TWIN SYSTEM.
FRONT & REAR BOXES ARE ALIKE.
PIPES & BOXES 16 S.W.G (.064")
Dimensions/Labels: 1" 3/4 DIA. PIPES, 6" DIA., 18", 2" DIA., 1" 3/4 DIA.

BX TYPE SINGLE SILENCER
ALL PIPES 2" DIA.
PIPES & BOXES 16 S.W.G.(.064")
Dimensions: 8", 18", 16", 6" DIA.

AXIS LABELS:
Y-AXIS LEFT: B.H.P
Y-AXIS RIGHT (TOP): B.M.E.P
Y-AXIS RIGHT (BOTTOM): BACK PRESSURE Hg"
X-AXIS: R.P.M.

SIGNATURE:
RM {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /C. CAISLEY
  
  
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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