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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).
Graph showing power output and consumption for an engine with a KNAVE carburettor, including a valve timing diagram and test conditions.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\K\October1923\  Scan92
Date  24th October 1923
  
E.A.C. POWER OUTPUT & CONSUMPTION WITH KNAVE CARBURETTER. (PET CON BY DIRECT MEASUREMENT).
BAR = 754 M/M
PETROL. SHELL MEX
AIR TEMP =

VALVE TIMING
NO 3 PLANET
ON CAMSHAFT
.010" TAPPET
CLEAR.

Diagram labels:
T.C.
I.O. 2°
E.C. 4°
E.O. 47°
I.C. 47°

Y-Axis (Left):
B.H.P.
B.M.E.P. lbs/□"
Scale: 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120
Inner scale: 80, 90, 100, 110, 120

X-Axis (Bottom):
R.P.M.
Scale: 500, 750, 1000, 1250, 1500, 1750, 2000, 2250, 2500

Y-Axis (Right):
PET CON
Scale: .600, .700, .800

Graph line labels:
B.H.P WITH NO 3 PLANET ON CAMSHAFT
B.H.P WITH NO 2 JET AT ROOT THROTTLE
B.M.E.P.
PTS/HP/HR

Signature:
A.C.L.
  
  


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