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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).
Performance graph of a Graham Supercharger on a Bentley, comparing boost temperature against RPM under different configurations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 140\1\  scan0115
Date  12th December 1934
  
GRAHAM SUPERCHARGER ON BENTLEY
B.V. 66
UNIT - B.12
SPECIFICATION RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/C.P. 1/EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} 12-12-34
COMPRESSION RATIO 6.64 : 1
NO WASHER BETWEEN HALVES OF ROTOR CASING
NORMAL TEST HOUSE TEMPERATURE 17°C
① 1 7/8 S.U. CARB. ORIGINAL LONG INTERMEDIATE PIPE. COLD WATER TO ROTOR CASING.
② 1 7/8 S.U. CARB. SHORT INTERMEDIATE PIPE. NO HEAT TO ROTOR CASING. HOT WATER TO JACKET OF INTERMEDIATE PIPE.
③ 1 7/8 S.U. CARB. ORIGINAL LONG INTERMEDIATE PIPE. HOT WATER TO ROTOR CASING.
④ 1 7/8 S.U. CARB AS SEMI-EXPANDING CARB. ORIGINAL LONG INTERMEDIATE PIPE. HOT WATER TO ROTOR CASING.
BOOST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES CENTIGRADE)
R.P.M.
  
  


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