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Four indicator diagrams comparing Double Piston Damper performance under different pressure and spring configurations.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 56\1\  Scan138
Date  28th May 1931
  
Top Left Quadrant:
DOUBLE PISTON DAMPER - LOW PRESSURE.
REDUCED H.P. VALVE - Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 354 - 8 LB. 200 LB/IN RATING SPRING
L.P. PORT CHAMBERED OUT - DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 'S SCHEME, Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 355
4" STROKE - NOISY
150 R.P.M
70 "
Y-Axis: 308 LB/IN
X-Axis: 120 " I.S.

Top Right Quadrant:
DOUBLE PISTON DAMPER - HIGH PRESSURE.
REDUCED H.P. VALVE - Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 354 - 8 LB. 200LB/IN RATING SPRING
L.P. PORT CHAMBERED OUT - DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 'S SCHEME, Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 355
4" STROKE - NOISY
150 R.P.M
70 "
Y-Axis: 308 LB/IN
X-Axis: 120 " I.S.

Bottom Left Quadrant:
DOUBLE PISTON DAMPER - LOW PRESSURE.
REDUCED H.P. VALVE. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 354 - 8 LB. 200 LB/IN RATING SPRING.
50 LB. PISTON SPRINGS
4 STROKE - NOISY.
150 R.P.M.
70 "
Y-Axis: 308 LB/IN
X-Axis: 120 " I.S.

Bottom Right Quadrant:
DOUBLE PISTON DAMPER. HIGH PRESSURE.
REDUCED H.P. VALVE - Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 354 - 8 LB. 200 LB/IN. RATING SPRING.
50 LB. PISTON SPRINGS.
4" STROKE - NOISY.
150 R.P.M.
70 "
Y-Axis: 308 LB/IN
X-Axis: 120 " I.S.
Stamped Text: RECEIVED 4 JUN 31

Dates on document: 28.5.31, 27.5.31
  
  
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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