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Performance graph comparing small versus large valves for the Peregrine engine, showing B.HP and B.M.E.P. against R.P.M.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 1\8\  B001_X100 Engine Chassis-page211
Date  29th July 1932 guessed
  
SMALL V LARGE VALVES PEREGRINE(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine)
PLUG REACH .600 OPEN EXHAUST 1 5/8 THROTTLE S.U. 5.85 C/R
--- TWO EX. VALVES THROAT DIA 1.125 AREA / LITRE 2.34 sq in
------ ORDINARY INLET VALVE '' '' 1.200 AREA / LITRE 2.69 sq in
Valve Timing Diagram: IN, EX, .020 CL'CE, 9, 3, 37, 29
CURVES RUN INLET TAPPET CL'CE .004 EX .006
ANGLE BETWEEN CAMS 104º TWO INLET CAMS
B.H.P.
B.M.E.P.
R.P.M.
  
  
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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