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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 power per unit cubic capacity and petrol consumption of a Lorraine-Dietrich engine against a 20 HP R.R. engine.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 5a\5\  05-page021
Date  16th March 1927
  

LORRAINE-DIETRICH & 20 HP R.R.
COMPARISON OF POWER PER UNIT CUBIC CAPACITY & PETROL CONSUMPTION
COMPRESSION RATIOS:-
LORRAINE = 5.8 to 1
20 HP R.R. = 4.75 to 1.
BRAKE HORSE POWER PER LITRE.
R.P.M OF ENGINE
B.H.P PER LITRE.
LORRAINE.
20 HP R.R.
20 HP R.R. with 5.8 to 1 Comp Ratio. (Calculated).
PETROL CONS. (PTS/BHP/HR)
LORRAINE
20 HP R.R.
CONSUMPTION (PTS/BHP/HR)
  
  


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