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Performance comparison table of RR and Daimler engines at different RPMs under various conditions.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 78\3\  scan0028
Date  10th August 1912 guessed
  
Header: Conditions, Revs.
Column Headers: 500, 1000, 1500
Sub-Column Headers: RR (HP, T), Daimler (HP, T)

Row 1:
Conditions: Radiator & fan off.
500 RPM - RR: HP 19.6, T 2.18; Daimler: HP 15.6, T 3.10
1000 RPM - RR: HP 34, T 1.40; Daimler: HP 31.7, T 2.20
1500 RPM - RR: HP 47.5, T 1.21; Daimler: HP 39.1, T 1.42

Row 2:
Conditions: Radiator & fan & silencer off.
500 RPM - RR: HP 19.2, T 2.22; Daimler: HP 17.5, T 2.51
1000 RPM - RR: HP 38.1, T 1.40; Daimler: HP 34.2, T 2.12
1500 RPM - RR: HP 53.1, T 1.18; Daimler: HP 43.6, T 1.42

Row 3:
Conditions: Radiator & fan on silencer off.
500 RPM - RR: HP 19.2, T 5.10; Daimler: HP 14.5, T 4.39
1000 RPM - RR: HP 38.1, T 3.9; Daimler: HP 34.2, T 4.25
1500 RPM - RR: HP 53.1, T 2.15; Daimler: HP 43.6, T 3.0

Row 4:
Conditions: Complete car.
500 RPM - RR: HP 19.6, T 4.34; Daimler: HP 15.6, T 4.10
1000 RPM - RR: HP 34, T 3.32; Daimler: HP 31.7, T 3.22
1500 RPM - RR: HP 47.5, T 2.25; Daimler: HP 39.1, T 2.55

Row 5:
Conditions: Marine engine 4 x 6. RR Gull compression, silencer off. bevel axle Radiator off
500 RPM - RR: HP 19.6, T 2.37
1000 RPM - RR: HP 40, T 1.34
1500 RPM - RR: HP 52.9, T 1.15
  
  
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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