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).
Comparison table of bearing loads for different crankshaft balancing schemes.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 14\2\ Scan111 | |
Date | 21th November 1932 | |
COMPARISON OF BRG. LOADS [Table Headers] Column 1: [Scheme], Column 2: TOTAL WEIGHT OF BALANCE WEIGHTS, Column 3: BEARING LOADS. Bearing Loads Sub-headers: 1&7, 2&6, 3&5, 4. [Table Content] A.{Mr Adams} 4WTS. BALANCING COUPLE ONLY. | 3.45W | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 B. 8 " " " | 3.45W | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 C. R's LATEST SCHEME | 3W, | 0 | .433 | .433 | 0 D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} CHRYSLER SCHEME | 4W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} ORIGINAL W.W. SCHEME | 6W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 BRG. LOADS UNBALANCED. | — | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 THIS TABLE SHOWS THE CENTRIFUGAL LOADS WHEN ROTATING A CRANKSHAFT & BIG ENDS ONLY. [Rotated text on left margin] T.S/M.33 21/11/32 | ||