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).
Diagram showing experiments on the friction mounting of a flywheel to a 20 HP crankshaft.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 25\3\ Scan167 | |
Date | 9th November 1926 guessed | |
FLYWHEEL WITH CLUTCH REMOVED BAKELITE WASHERS. CLAMPING BOLTS CRANKSHAFT SLOTS ARE CUT IN FLYWHEEL FOR BOLTS ALLOWING 5° FREE MOVEMENT. RUBBER BUFFERS ARE PLACED IN THE SLOTS TO STOP THRASHING AGAINST THE STOPS. 20. H.P. CRANKSHAFT EXPTS. FRICTION MOUNTING OF FLYWHEEL. ackin | ||