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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 for a supercharged engine (Unit B.12) with a Graham Blower, comparing different rotor types against an unsupercharged configuration.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 140\1\  scan0161
Date  9th April 1935
  
SUPERCHARGED UNIT B.12
PERFORMANCE WITH GRAHAM BLOWER (5.15:1 OVERALL GEAR RATIO)
BLOWER IN POSITION 1. WITH SHORT WATER HEATED INDUCTION PIPE. NO HEATING ELSEWHERE.
UNSUPERCHARGED CURVE TAKEN WITH STANDARD BENTLEY CAMSHAFT E.B. 1085 & TIMING, STANDARD INDUCTION SYSTEM.
CURVES F & H WITH GRAHAM SUPERCHARGER 42 M/M STROMBERG CARB. 20/25 C/S E.59699 TIMED AS UNDER:-
I.O 6° E | E.O 53° E
I.C 31° L | E.C 3° E
F - GRAHAM ROTOR - NO JOINT WASHER IN ROTOR CASING
H - R.R. ROTOR
UNSUPERCHARGED
B.H.P
"Hg
B.M.E.P
RPM
Ho. 1909
  
  


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