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Graph illustrating transmission power losses for a Bentley, plotting Brake Horsepower (BHP) against RPM.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 157\1\  scan0093
Date  11th July 1933 guessed
  
TRANSMISSION OF POWER LOSSES
BENTLEY
REAR AXLE WT .85 TONS
TYRES '5'5 x 18 @ 35 LBS/[]'
ROLLING RESISTANCE 40 LBS/TON ON 60' DRUMS
B.H.P.
R.P.M.
CLUTCH B.H.P. MEASURED
ROAD WHEEL B.H.P. MEASURED
TRANSMISSION LOSS
LOSS UNACCOUNTED FOR
ROLLING RESISTANCE LOSS
83 M.P.H.
  
  
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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