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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 showing the power output of a 3.5 Litre Bentley engine under various configurations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 90a\2\  Scan151
Date  21th July 1934
  
3½ LITRE BENTLEY
POWER OUTPUT

CHASSIS No 35.A.E (E.R.HALL)
PLUGS. K.L.G. 827

① UNIT No XSBC
STD. PRODUCTION ENG. No

② UNIT No 3.11 (SPEC: RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/NSC4/EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}23-7-34)
COMP. RATIO 7.75:1. (E3/237) 9¼
H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} VALVE EX. 2089. (5/16" DIA)
EX " E3/325 (1.200")
"AEROLITE" PISTONS. OPEN EXHAUST

③ AS ② WITH SPECIAL EXHAUST SYSTEM
COMPLETE & STD. AIR INTAKE & SILENCER
COMPLETE.

④ AIR INTAKE & SILENCER REMOVED.

⑤ AS ② WITH STD. EXHAUST SYSTEM
COMPLETE (C.O. CLOSED)
AIR INTAKE & SILENCER REMOVED.

NOTE: ALL TESTS WITH STD. CAMSHAFT
EB.1085 (1.139")

FUEL {
50% SHELL No1
50% BENZOL
}

OIL: CASTROL
AERO 'C' HEAVY.

GRAPH AXES:
LEFT: B.H.P
BOTTOM: R.P.M.
RIGHT: B.M.E.P

DIAGRAMS:
①: T.D.C., 1°, 11¼°, 46°, B.D.C., 55½°
②: T.D.C., 3:6+, 11¼°, 55°, 60°, B.D.C., 51°, C.T.S.
  
  


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