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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).
Performance graph comparing two different camshafts for a Peregrine engine, plotting Brake Horsepower and Brake Mean Effective Pressure against RPM.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 1\8\  B001_X100 Engine Chassis-page191
Date  29th June 1932 guessed
  
COMPARISON OF CAMSHAFTS (CAM FORMS TO F.10036/1/2) RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}PR.S.
PEREGRINE 5.85/R.{Sir Henry Royce} OPEN EXHAUST.
SINGLE 1 5/8 THROTTLE DIA: S.U.
PLUG REACH .680
COMP PR AS ON RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} PR1
INLET VALVE THROAT DIA: 1.2" (ON)
EXHAUST " " .125"
LIFT .320 MEASURED
Cam 1:
Angles: 1°, 3.5, 41, 46
Valves: IN, EX
Clearance: .020 CLCE
BEST M.E.P OBTAINED
INLET .020 EX .020
Cam 2:
Angles: 6, 9, 32, 38.5
Valves: IN, EX
Clearance: .020 CLCE
BEST M.E.P OBTAINED
INLET .004 EX .020
Graph Data:
VARYING TAPPET CLEARANCE
INDUCTION DEPN:
Left Y-Axis: B.H.P.
Bottom X-Axis: R.P.M.
Right Y-Axis: B.M.E.P. LBS/SQ", INDUCTION DEPN. INS. HG.
  
  


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