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 plotting a motoring loss analysis (L.M.E.P. vs R.P.M.) of various engine components for a 3 1/2 Litre Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 133\1\ scan0215 | |
| Date | 5th April 1937 | |
| 3 1/2 LITRE BENTLEY MOTORING LOSS ANALYSIS - L.M.E.P. OF COMPONENTS FIG X c. 81 ① LOSSES DUE TO SILENCER ② LOSSES DUE TO INDUCTION SYSTEM ③ LOSSES DUE TO PUMPING AND VALVE GEAR ④ LOSSES DUE TO BOTTOM TAPPETS ⑤ LOSSES DUE TO PISTON RINGS ⑥ LOSSES DUE TO PISTONS AND CONN. RODS ⑦ LOSSES DUE TO WATER PUMP ⑧ BALANCE DUE TO DYNAMO, GEARS, CRANKSHAFT ETC Y-AXIS: 17.5, 15.00, 12.5, 7.5, 5.0, 2.5, L.M.E.P. X-AXIS: 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, - R.P.M. - STAMPED TEXT: FD{Frank Dodd - Bodies} 5-4-37 | ||