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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).
Polar diagram of crankshaft inertia loadings at 4500 RPM for Crank Arrangement LeC.5433.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 115\1\  scan0347
Date  24th March 1937 guessed
  
INERTIA LOADINGS ONLY AT 4500 R.P.M.
CRANK ARRGT. LeC.5433, BUT WITH
WEBS .650 THICK & STD. 25/30 RODS.
SEE RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 364 FOR BIG END LDGS.
ANGULAR POSN OF No 1 CRANK.
LBS/SQ"
T.D.C.
CENTRE BRG. LOADS,
MAX. VALUE 1080 LBS/SQ"
INTERMEDIATE BRG. LOADS,
MAX VALUE 1270 LBS/SQ"
WRAITH III JOURNAL LOADINGS
COMPARATIVE MAXIMUM LOADINGS AT 4500 R.P.M
TABLE:
MODEL | BIG END. | CENTRE MAIN. | INTER. MAIN.
4 1/4 L. BENTLEY. | 2060 | 1770 | 2190
WRAITH III | 2120 | 1080 | 1270
WRAITH III WITH 5/8" BIGGER PINS | 2030 | 1100 | 1290
  
  


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