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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 comparison graph of different exhaust silencer configurations, plotting Brake Horsepower (BHP) against engine speed (RPM).

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 92\6\  scan0165
Date  3rd June 1937
  
EXHAUST SILENCER COMPARISONS
UNIT No. 8
CONTINENTAL
P III
REAR EXPANSION BOX & SWAN NECK

LEGEND:
① OPEN 3" BEND
② STRAIGHT THROUGH SILENCER
③ STRAIGHT THROUGH SILENCER AND SWAN NECK
④ BURGESS TYPE SILENCER
⑤ BURGESS TYPE SILENCER AND SWAN NECK

Y-AXIS (B H P): 210, 200, 190, 180, 170, 160, 150, 140, 130
X-AXIS (R P M): 3,500, 3,750, 4,000, 4,250

FD{Frank Dodd - Bodies}
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