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).
Series of graphs and tables detailing the results of piston skirt pressure tests.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 105\2\ scan0216 | |
| Date | 8th August 1932 | |
| PISTON SKIRT PRESSURE TESTS M.S. 686 LOAD DISTRIBUTED OVER FULL LENGTH OF SKIRT TOTAL LOAD - LB DEFLECTION - INS. LOAD - LB 40/50 HP 20/25 HP PERE II CONTRACTION OF SKIRT GAP UNDER LOAD OF 100 LB DISTRIBUTED OVER FULL LENGTH OF SKIRT 40/50 HP .009" 20/25 HP .008" PERE II .005" LOAD CONCENTRATED AT UPPER EXTREMITY OF SKIRT DEFLECTION - INS. LOAD - LB 40/50 HP 20/25 HP PERE II INTENSITY OF LOAD - LB/IN RUN DEFLECTION - INS. LOAD - LB/IN RUN 40/50 HP 20/25 HP PERE II LOAD CONCENTRATED AT CENTRE OF SKIRT DEFLECTION - INS. LOAD - LB 40/50 HP 20/25 HP PERE II TABLE | | 40/50 HP | 20/25 HP | PEREGRINE II | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | PIECE N° | E.82041 | E.56610 | E.10035 | | SKIRT LENGTH 'l' | 3.400" | 2.719" | 1.994" | | PRESSURE WIDTH 'a' | .625" | .625 | .5625 | PRESSURE PLATE LOAD CONCENTRATED AT LOWER EXTREMITY OF SKIRT DEFLECTION - INS. LOAD - LB 40/50 HP 20/25 HP PERE II | ||