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).
Blueprint graph showing the oil consumption of a Bentley engine during an endurance test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 3\6\ 06-page282 | |
| Date | 23th May 1934 | |
| OIL CONSUMPTION OF BENTLEY ON ENDURANCE TEST. B.V. 37 UNIT B.6. SPEC RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/WSC{W. S. Cassel} 9/JM{Mr Morley} 23/5/34. STANDARD PISTONS EB 1299. CONDITIONS OF RUNNING: 4000 RPM. FULL THROTTLE. AIR AND EXH. SILENCERS FITTED. 90°C OIL TEMP. INLET TO BEARINGS. B.H.P. APPROX. 100. TOTAL CONSUMPTION - GALLONS RUNNING TIME - HOURS. RATE OF CONSUMPTION - PINTS PER HOUR. TOTAL CONSUMPTION PINTS PER HOUR | ||