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Graph comparing carburetter mixture control performance under throttled light loads at various engine speeds.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\M\2Jan1925-March1925\  Scan30
Date  17th December 1924 guessed
  
No 2
METERING UNDER LIGHT LOADS. THROTTLED.
BRAKE SET AT 2000 R.P.M. FULL LOAD.
FOR EACH THROTTLE POSITION MIXTURE CONTROL IS ADJUSTED
TO GIVE MAX. R.P.M. OF ENGINE.

CARBURETTERS E.A.C.

NOTE:-
CURVES ABOVE THE ZERO LINE
INDICATE A RICH MIXTURE AND
CURVES BELOW THE LINE
INDICATE WEAK MIXTURE.

GRAPH ANNOTATIONS:
AIR VALVE STARTS TO LIFT ON STD. E.A.C. & EXPL. E.A.C.
STD. 40/50 CARB.
AIR PORTS OPEN 40/50 & EXPL E.A.C.
40/50 AIR VALVE STARTS TO LIFT
EXPERIMENTAL E.A.C.
AIR PORTS OPEN STD E.A.C.
STD. E.A.C. WITH 8 COIL SPG. RATING 38 OZ/IN.
EXCESSIVE WEAK SPOT ON STD. E.A.C. CARBURETTER.

Y-AXIS:
Nº OF NOTCHES ON CONTROL TO OBTAIN CORRECT MIXTURE
NOTCHES WEAK
NOTCHES RICH

X-AXIS:
R. {Sir Henry Royce} P. M. {Mr Moon / Mr Moore}
  
  
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).


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