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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).
Set of four graphs comparing oil inlet temperatures against road speed for the Peregrine engine under various conditions.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 131\1\  scan0087
Date  27th March 1933 guessed
  
OIL TEMPERATURE TESTS PEREGRINE.
RAISED TO ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE OF 30°C.

Y-Axis: OIL INLET TO BEARINGS C°
X-Axis: ROAD SPEED M.P.H.

Graph 1:
COMPARISON OF RIBBED AND PLAIN BOTTOM HALVES.
OIL SPRAYED ON BOTTOM HALF.
OIL PR.{Percy H. Rose} 20 LBS/D"

Graph 2:
COMPARISON OF VARYING OIL PRESSURE
RIBBED SUMP. OIL SPRAYED ON BOTTOM HALF.
50LBS/D"
20LBS/D"

Graph 3:
COMPARISON OF RADIATOR SHUTTERS NORMALLY CLOSED AND FULLY OPEN. RIBBED SUMP.
OIL SPRAYED ON BOTTOM HALF.
OIL PR.{Percy H. Rose} 20 LBS/D"

Graph 4:
50LBS/D"
PLAIN SUMP
NO TURBULENCE

20LBS/D"
RIBBED SUMP
TURBULENT FLOW
RAD SHUTTERS FULLY OPEN
  
  


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