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).
Graph of engine power output experiments with various exhaust system configurations.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 66\2\ scan0025 | |
Date | 6th February 1925 | |
NO. 1. E.A.C. ENGINE. EXHAUST SYSTEM EXPTS. POWER OUTPUT OF THE ENGINE AT THE FLYWHEEL WITH VARIOUS PARTS OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. LATEST EXH. & SILENCER SCHEME Le.C. 1956. FROM CURVES CHIEF LOSSES ARE DUE TO:- 1. SWAN NECK. 2. HOLES IN INTERMEDIATE PIPE. BAR. 654.5. ROOM TEMP 18°C (AVGE) B.H.P. R.P.M. CURVE LABELS: - SILENCER & INTERMEDIATE PIPE REMOVED - CUT OUT OPEN - WITH MANIFOLD AND EXH. PIPES ONLY - SILENCER REMOVED & END OF INTERMEDIATE PIPE STOPPED UP - SWAN NECK REMOVED - CUT OUT SHUT Initials: R.C.L. 6/2/25 | ||