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Comparison of power losses for two exhaust system schemes relative to the standard 40/50 HP system.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\L\2April1924-June1924\  Scan96
Date  1st April 1924
  
POWER LOSSES TO EXHAUST SYSTEMS WITH THE W.W. AND DERBY SCHEMES ON THE STANDARD 40/50 H.P.

The following figures give the loss in H.P. of the two schemes relative to the standard 40/50 H.P. system.

The tests were taken with cut-out open.

TABLE DATA:
Column Headers: R.P.M., H.P. with std. 40/50 R.R. exh. system., W.W. exh. system H.P. (Power loss relative to standard), 'Derby' exh. system H.P. (Power loss relative to standard)

Row 1: 2250, 89, 2.3, 1.6
Row 2: 2000, 84.4, 3.3, 1.7
Row 3: 1750, 83.9, 3.15, .6
Row 4: 1500, 74.6, 2.17, .7
Row 5: 1250, 64, 1.9, .5
Row 6: 1000, 51.2, .45, .3
Row 7: 750, 38.3, ..., .2
Row 8: 500, 25, .2, ...
  
  
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).


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