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).
Data table showing the results of a Merlin crankshaft bending test, detailing journal deflections under varying loads and directions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\1\ scan0073 | |
| Date | 3rd October 1938 | |
| 3.10.38 MERLIN CRANKSHAFT BENDING TEST CRANKSHAFT DETAILS D 4475 (VCM 3250, RR 08) TABLE OF DEFLECTIONS OF JOURNALS FOR VARYING LOADS APPLIED AT THE CENTRE JOURNAL IN VARYING DIRECTIONS (SEE BL 2211 SHEETS) 240° TO WEBS 1&6 LOAD, JOURNAL, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 200 LBS, .0068, .0135, .0161, .0137, .0075 300 ", .0101, .0199, .0241, .0205, .0113 400 ", .0141, .0271, .0326, .0278, .0152 373 ", .0138, .0255, .0303, .0255, .0138 120° TO WEBS 1&6 LOAD, JOURNAL, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 200 LBS, .0063, .0116, .0127, .0116, .0069 300 ", .0096, .0169, .0193, .0168, .0098 400 ", .0128, .0222, .0256, .0225, .0131 373 ", .0121, .0208, .0239, .0208, .0121 40° TO WEBS 1&6 LOAD, JOURNAL, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 200 LBS, .0060, .0119, .0146, .0121, .0065 300 ", .0097, .0179, .0219, .0183, .0101 400 ", .0128, .0239, .0291, .0247, .0134 373 ", .0121, .0225, .0272, .0225, .0121 20° TO WEBS 1&6 LOAD, JOURNAL, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 200 LBS, .0055, .0101, .0127, .0107, .0069 300 ", .0089, .0160, .0192, .0162, .0091 400 ", .0114, .0209, .0257, .0216, .0123 373 ", .0109, .0198, .0237, .0198, .0109 ALONG WEBS 1&6 LOAD, JOURNAL, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 200 LBS, .0053, .0093, .0109, .0095, .0053 300 ", .0081, .0139, .0166, .0144, .0084 400 ", .0107, .0187, .0223, .0193, .0111 373 ", .0102, .0177, .0208, .0177, .0102 TABLE III BL 2211 SHEET 7 | ||