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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).
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
  
  


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