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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).
Diagram and performance graphs for an E.A.C. Servo showing mechanical gain variation with temperature, speed, and load.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 73\1\  scan0088
Date  18th November 1924
  
E.A.C. SERVO

Diagram:
TANGENTIAL PULL P
MECH. GAIN P/W
LOAD W

Graph A:
Title: VARIATION IN MECH GAIN WITH TEMPERATURE
Y-Axis: MECHANICAL GAIN (0, 10, 20, 30)
X-Axis: TIME RUN. MINS. (0, 1/2, 1, 1 1/2, 2, 2 1/2, 3, 3 1/2, 4, 4 1/2, 5)
Conditions: W = 10.5 LBS, DRUM SPEED 500 R.P.M

Graph B:
Title: VARIATION IN MECH GAIN WITH SPEED
Y-Axis: MECHANICAL GAIN (10, 20, 30)
X-Axis (top): DRUM REVS/MIN (157, 314, 471, 628, 785)
X-Axis (bottom): EQUIVALENT ROAD SPEED M.P.H (4.2, 8.4, 12.6, 16.8, 21)
Conditions: W = 10.5 LBS., TEMP DRUM = 100°C

Graph C:
Title: VARIATION IN MECH GAIN WITH LOAD
Y-Axis: MECHANICAL GAIN (10, 20, 30)
X-Axis: LOAD W IN LBS WT. (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20)
Conditions: DRUM SPEED 500 R.P.M, DRUM TEMP 100°C

Initials: W.A.R.
  
  


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