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Graph showing the inlet valve lift and piston displacement curve for a 20 HP engine.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 5a\5\  05-page028
Date  28th May 1922
  
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20 H.P. ROLLS-ROYCE ENGINE:
INLET VALVE LIFT & PISTON DISPLACEMENT CURVE.
STROKE = 4.50"
(NO TAPPET CLEARANCE)
VALVE LIFT (INCHES)
.30
.20
.10
POSITION OF CRANKSHAFT (DEGREES)
320°
340°
T.D.C.
20°
40°
60°
80°
100°
120°
140°
160°
180°
B.D.C.
200°
220°
240°
260°
DISPLACEMENT OF PISTON FROM TOP OF STROKE (INCHES)
0
1
2
3
4
28-5-22
  
  
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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