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).
Graph showing the effect of various inlet valve timings on brake horse power against RPM for engine 1G1.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 48\4\ Scan102 | |
Date | 20th December 1923 guessed | |
EFFECT OF VALVE TIMING ON POWER ENGINE 1.G.1. EXHAUST VALVE TIMING FIXED. INLET TIMING VARIED. BRAKE HORSE POWER R.P.M EXHAUST TIMING (CONSTANT) E.C. 40° E.O. TAPPET CLEARANCE - .010 INLET: I.C. 5° I.O. 23° I.C. 20° I.O. 20° I.C. 4° I.O. 42° I.C. 8 1/2° I.O. 22° | ||