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Results of a torsion test on a 20HP No.2 axle, showing permanent set under various loads and distances.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 101\1\  scan0036
Date  14th October 1925
  
AXLE TORSION TEST - 20HP - [NO.2]
G52431

TABLE 1:
TOP
DISTANCE FROM CENTRE | PERMANENT SET
0 | +.078
1" | +.100
2" | +.095
3" | +.122
4" | +.070
5" | +.031
6" | +.020
6.75 | ZERO

BOTTOM
DISTANCE FROM CENTRE | PERMANENT SET
0 | -.150
1" | -.083
2" | -.065
3" | -.040
4 | ZERO
5 | ZERO

GRAPH 1:
Vertical Axis: PERMANENT SET [INCHES]
Horizontal Axis: [DISTANCE IN INCHES]
Vertical Text: LOAD APPLIED TWICE TO BEND AXLE IN THIS DIRECTION
Graph Lines: TOP, BOTTOM

TABLE 2:
DISTANCE FROM PIVOT BORE CENTRE [TOP]
DISTANCE FROM PIVOT BORE CENTRE [BOTTOM]
LOAD [LBS] | PERMANENT SET
--- | DEGS | MINS
1000 | - | 3
1500 | - | 25
1600 | - | 31
1700 | - | 35
1800 | - | 41
1900 | - | 58
2000 | 1 | 12
2050 | 1 | 35
2100 | 2 | 0
2150 | 2 | 18
2200 | 2 | 27
2250 | 3 | 13
2275 | 3 | 22
2300 | 3 | 39
2325 | 3 | 54
2350 | 4 | 25

GRAPH 2:
RELATION BETWEEN LOAD AND PERMANENT SET ALONG ¢ OF PIVOT
LOAD APPLIED AT 11.7" RADIUS
Vertical Axis: PERMANENT SET [DEGREES]
Horizontal Axis: LOAD - [LBS]

Diagram Labels:
¢ OF PIVOT BORE
TOP
BOTTOM
A, B, A'
  
  
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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