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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).
Hand-drawn conceptual diagram for a valveless 2-stroke engine and a silent exhaust system.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 79\2\  scan0094
Date  2nd February 1921 guessed
  
DIRTY CYLINDERS IMPOSSIBLE. EVERYTHING IS DRAWN OUT FROM 1st STROKE TO LAST.
SPIRAL WORM INCREASING IN PITCH
DIAPHRAGM
4 CYLINDER
2 STROKE
VALVELESS
No CRANKCASE COMPRESSION NEEDED. GIVES SAME No OF EXPLOSIONS AS AN 8 CYL. 4 STROKE
22 MILES TO THE GALLON GUARANTEED ON A 40/50 ROLLS ROYCE
DEAD SILENT
X 3352
  
  


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