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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 graphs for a PH petrol pump, showing delivery rate vs pump speed under various air bottle and reservoir configurations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 17\5\  Scan095
Date  19th October 1931
  
L.E.C. 2907/9. P.H. PETROL PUMP
19-10-31
STANDARD TANK & PIPES. STROKE .250"
ALL PASSAGES & PORTS OPENED OUT. PIN STOPS FOR VALVES.
INITIAL SPRING LOADS - { UPPER SPRING 8.5 LB, LOWER SPRING 20 LB }
DIAPHRAGM FABRICS 2 800" CTS{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}
CAPACITY OF INTERGRAL AIR BOTTLE = .38 C.C'S
DELIVERY PTS/HR.
PUMP SPEED R.P.M.
Graph 1: WITH 100 C.C. AIR BOTTLE
DELIVERY PRESS. O LB/D"
Graph 2: WITH 100 C.C. RESERVOIR
DELIVERY PRESS O LB/D"
Graph 3: WITH 25 C.C. AIR BOTTLE
DELIVERY PRESS. O LB/D"
Graph 4: WITH 25 C.C. RESERVOIR
DELIVERY PRESS. O LB/D"
Graph 5: WITH 8 C.C. AIR BOTTLE
DELIVERY PRESS O LB/D"
Graph 6: WITHOUT AIR BOTTLE OR RESERVOIR
DELIVERY PRESS O LB/D"
  
  


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