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).
Graph plotting Kestrel engine performance metrics including BHP, temperature, and fuel consumption against boost pressure.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 178\4\ img067 | |
Date | 28th April 1932 | |
KES IZS FULL S/C CYLINDER HEAD TEMPS THERMO COUPLES IN CYL. HD.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} JOINT RING N°3 CYL. (COPPER RING) STD. EVAP COOLING SYSTEM USED WATER COOLED TEL FUEL A.2. PLUGS CONST SPEED 1900 RPM VARYING BOOST N°3 COUPLE BETWEEN N°S 2.3. BORES N°4 COUPLE UNDER INLET PLUG N°3. BORE THIS CURVE COMPARES WITH N°1 27.4.32 FOR EFFECT OF DETONATION ON POWER AXIS LABELS: TEMP DEGREES CENT. BOOST PRESSURE LBS SQ" (ABOVE ATMOS. PRESS) BHP PTS/HP/HR FULL THROTTLE GRAPH LABELS: BHP (3) THERMO COUPLES (4) THERMO COUPLES WATER OUTLET WATER INLET PTS/HP/HR | ||