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).
Performance graph showing the Brake Horse Power and Brake Mean Effective Pressure increase on a 20 HP engine due to fitting larger valves.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 22\4\ Scan120 | |
Date | 31th March 1927 | |
20 H.P. POWER INCREASE DUE TO LARGER VALVES. ENGINE No 11-GII. COMPRESSION RATIO = 5.45 TO 1 OPEN EXHAUST. TWO ZENITH TRIPLE VENTURI HORIZONTAL CARBURETTORS. CORRECTED TO N.T.P. 31-3-27. B.H.P. LARGE VALVES. (1.400 DIA) STANDARD VALVES. (1.200 DIA) B.M.E.P LARGE VALVES (1.400 DIA) STANDARD VALVES (1.200 DIA) BRAKE HORSE POWER R.P.M. OF ENGINE. BRAKE MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE (LBS/SQ"). 2 | ||