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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).
Table showing heat distribution as a percentage of initial heat supply at various engine RPMs.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\K\September1923\  Scan25
Date  12th July 1923 guessed
  
SHEET 1. CONTD:-

HEAT DISTRIBUTION AS PERCENTAGE OF INITIAL HEAT SUPPLY.

R.P.M. | 500 | 1000 | 1500 | 2000
Thermal equt. of work done. | 18.3 | 19.90 | 20.45 | 19.8
Loss to engine friction. | 3.7 | 3.35 | 4.4 | 6.3
Heat loss to jackets. | 31.3 | 23.65 | 24.5 | 22.2
Loss through exhaust radiation etc. (by difference) | 46.7 | 53.10 | 50.7 | 51.7
Heat supplied. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100
  
  


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