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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).
Graphs showing petrol pump delivery performance under various air bottle and reservoir configurations.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\W\September1931-November1931\  Scan059
Date  19th October 1931
  
LEC. 2907/9 PI 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 INTERGRAL AIR BOTTLE = .38 C.C'S.
Y-Axis: DELIVERY PTS / HR.
X-Axis: PUMP SPEED R.P.M.
Graph 1: WITH 100 C.C. AIR BOTTLE, DELIVERY PRESS O LB/sq"
Graph 2: WITH 100 C.C. RESERVOIR, DELIVERY PRESS. O LB/sq"
Graph 3: WITH 25 C.C. AIR BOTTLE, DELIVERY PRESS. O LB/sq"
Graph 4: WITH 25 C.C. RESERVOIR, DELIVERY PRESS. O LB/sq"
Graph 5: WITH 8 C.C. AIR BOTTLE, DELIVERY PRESS O LB/sq"
Graph 6: WITHOUT AIR BOTTLE OR RESERVOIR, DELIVERY PRESS. O LB/sq"
  
  


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