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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).
Graph showing Brake Horsepower and Depression curves from experiments with various choke sizes on a Half Solex twin carburetter.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 13\3\  03-page350
Date  18th October 1931 guessed
  
DEPRESSION WITH VARIOUS CHOKE SIZES PH. II
EXPERIMENTS USING HALF SOLEX R.M. P.29
TWIN CARBURETTER
1.6 DIA. THROTTLE DIFFUSER DIA.
P DENOTES B.H.P. CURVE
D DENOTES DEPRESSION CURVE
B.H.P.
R.P.M.
DEPN. INS. HG.
TIMING AS ON R.M. P.28.4
TABLE:
NO. OF CURVE | CHOKE DIA | DIFFUSER AREA | THROUGH CHOKE FREE AREA
1 | 1.100 | .350 SQ IN | 60 SQ IN
2 | 1.080 | .35 SQ IN | 56 SQ IN
3 | 1.030 | .35 SQ IN | 48 SQ IN
4 | .900 | .35 SQ IN | 28 SQ IN
  
  


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