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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 comparing different configurations of a Graham supercharger on a Bentley engine.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 140\1\  scan0113
Date  12th December 1934
  
GRAHAM SUPERCHARGER ON BENTLEY
B.V. 64
UNIT:- B12
SPECIFICATION:- RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/CP /EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} 12.12.34
COMPRESSION RATIO:- 6.54:1
NO WASHER BETWEEN HALVES OF ROTOR CASING
① 1 7/8 S.U. CARB. LONG INTERMEDIATE PIPE. COLD WATER TO ROTOR CASING.
② 1 7/8 S.U. CARB. SHORT INTERMEDIATE PIPE. NO HEAT TO ROTOR CASING. HOT WATER TO JACKET OF INTERMEDIATE PIPE.
③ 1 7/8 S.U. CARB. LONG INTERMEDIATE PIPE. HOT WATER TO ROTOR CASING.
④ 1 7/8 S.U. CARB. AS SEMI-EXPANDING CARB. ORIGINAL LONG INTERMEDIATE PIPE. HOT WATER TO ROTOR CASING.
BOOST PRESSURE (INS. MERCURY)
POSITIVE
NEGATIVE
R.P.M.
  
  


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