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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).
Test results for various Hermetic fabric couplings on a 130% flywheel.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 5\5\  05-page44
Date  5th October 1931
  
RESULTS OF FABRIC COUPLINGS TEST.

Description. Time Run Hrs. Mins. Total Reversals Average RPM

No.1 HA Hermetic
130% flywheel. 5. 30 182,620 276

No.2 HA Hermetic
130% flywheel. 3. 1 101,320 281

No.1 HB{C. E. Harcombe} Hermetic
130% flywheel. 6. 5 205,760 282

No.2 HB{C. E. Harcombe} Hermetic
130% flywheel
(1st test) 61. 0 2085,500 285

Ditto (2nd test) 20. 0 673,700 281

No.1 HC Hermetic
130% flywheel. 1. 29 50,060 282

No.2 HC Hermetic
130% flywheel
(1 coupling bolt sheared) 56. 16 945,240 280

No.1 HD{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} Hermetic
130% flywheel. 4. 13 342,020 281

No.2 HD{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} Hermetic
130% flywheel. 3. 55 66,070 281.1
  
  


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