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).
Notes on the calculation of crankshaft periods using Carter's Formula.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 25\3\ Scan310 | |
| Date | 2nd February 1928 | |
| To RG.{Mr Rowledge} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Tsn. c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to R.{Sir Henry Royce} Fl. X634 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Tsnl/LG28. 2. 28. In accordance with your request we are sending you some notes on the calculation of crankshaft periods. Carter's Formula is attached and explained, and typical calcu- lations are added shewing how the critical speeds are arrived at. We also shew tables of test results when applied to various cars. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/S.S.Tresilian. | ||