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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 two different engine compression ratios.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 14\3\  Scan074
Date  2nd December 1931
  
COMPARISON OF COMPRESSION RATIOS
114° CAMSHAFT E.82448. OPEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD ONLY
STD. VALVES 1.9 VALVE THROAT STD. ROCKERS
SINGLE S.U. CARB. PIPE EX 7188 SKETCH 5
Left Diagram: EX, IN, .020 CLCE, 3.7, 10.4, 54.4, 50.3
Right Diagram: EX, IN, .013 CLCE, 1, 15, 60.5, 55
COMP. RATIO 5.22-1
COMP. RATIO 4.65-1
B.H.P.
B.M.E.P.
INDUCTION DEPN INS. Hg
R P M
ROAD SPEED M.P.H. 14X52 AXLE
  
  


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