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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 comparing the heating tests of three different plain shunt dynamos over time.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\F\January1921\  Scan23
Date  23th December 1929
  
COMPARATIVE HEATING TESTS OF PLAIN SHUNT DYNAMOS.

SMITH A
SMITH 2D
WESTINGHOUSE

Speeds adjusted to constant outputs
First stage 9amps at 14.6 volts.
Second stage 12amps at 15.0 volts

SMITH A.{Mr Adams} TEMP. BY FIELD COIL RESISTANCE
SMITH 2D TEMP BY FIELD COIL RESISTANCE
SMITH A.{Mr Adams} SPEED.
SMITH A.{Mr Adams} TEMP OF CARCASE BY THERMOMETER
SMITH 2D TEMP OF CARCASE BY THERMOMETER
SMITH 2D SPEED.
WESTINGHOUSE. SPEED
WESTINGHOUSE. TEMP. BY FIELD COIL RESISTANCE.
WESTINGHOUSE. TEMP. OF CARCASE BY THERMOMETER.

Y-AXIS (LEFT): SPEED [R.P.M.]
Y-AXIS (RIGHT): TEMP [°C]
X-AXIS: TIME [MINUTES]

Handwritten notes:
HQa
21-III-20

E/7 C.S.
23/12/29
  
  


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