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).
Explaining the rocking couple in propeller shaft joints with diagrams and formulas.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\4\ scan0177 | |
| Date | 4th January 1944 guessed | |
| 1. THE ROCKING COUPLE _ PROPELLER SHAFT JOINTS DRIVING FORK IN PLANE OF SHAFT DRIVING FORK R T₁ B T₂ T₃ C₁ C₂ LOADS ON DRIVEN FORK C P F B T₂ P = T₁/2R AND F = P COS B T₂ = TORQUE IN PROP. SHAFT = 2FR = 2PR COS B = T₁ COS B ROCKING COUPLE IN PLANE OF DRIVEN FORK = 2RC{R. Childs}, = 2RP SIN B = T₁ SIN B H = P COS B SEC B T₃ = 2PR COS B SEC B = 2PR = T₁ C₂ = P COS B TAN B COUPLE = 2 PR SIN B = T₁ SIN B. H P COS B | ||