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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 petrol pump, comparing results with and without different capacity air bottles and reservoirs.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 27a\2\  Scan055
Date  19th October 1931
  
LEC. 2907/9. P.T. PETROL PUMP
STANDARD TANK & PIPES STROKE .250"
ALL PASSAGES & PORTS OPENED OUT PIN STOPS FOR VALVES.
INITIAL SPRING LOADS - { UPPER SPRING 8.5 LB. LOWER SPRING 2.0 LB. }
DIAPHRAGM FABRICS 2,800 'CTS{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}
CAPACITY OF INTEGRAL AIR BOTTLE = 38 C.CS

Graph Titles:
WITH 100 C.C. AIR BOTTLE
WITH 25 C.C. AIR BOTTLE
WITH 8 C.C. AIR BOTTLE
WITHOUT AIR BOTTLE OR RESERVOIR
WITH 25 C.C. RESERVOIR
WITH 100 C.C. RESERVOIR

Axes and Labels:
DELIVERY Pts/HR
PUMP SPEED R.P.M.
DELIVERY PRESS. O LB/□"
  
  


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