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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 a pump's performance at varying RPMs, pressures, and oil temperatures.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 149\2\  scan0001
Date  30th June 1919 guessed
  
TEST D (CONT'D)

[26°C]
1000 R.P.M
10 LB/▢" 1 GALL. IN 50 SECS
40 LB/▢" 1 " " 44 2/5 "
60 LB/▢" 1 " " 41 1/5 "
100 LB/▢" 1 " " 38 3/5 " 1.64

[38°C]
1500 R.P.M
10 LB/▢" 1 GALL IN 38 SECS
40 LB/▢" 1 " " 32 3/5 "
60 LB/▢" 1 " " 29 1/5 "
100 LB/▢" 1 " " 28 3/5 "

THE OIL TEMP. DURING THESE TESTS VARIED AND IS SHOWN IN BRACKETS WHERE RECORDED.

PUMP RUNS SILENTLY UNTIL HIGH PRESSURES ARE ATTAINED.

PUMP LEAKS SLIGHTLY THROUGH JOINT FACES.
  
  


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