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Comparison of torsional deflection and stiffness for various rocker shaft designs under a specific load.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 28\3\  Scan216
Date  13th December 1935
  
Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /AEC.1/HP.13.12.35.

TORSIONAL DEFLECTION IN DEGREES OF PARALLEL PORTION OF ROCKER SHAFT ASSUMING A LOAD OF 1000 LBS ON END OF PENDULUM LEVER.

Deflection. Percentage increase of stiffness over standard design.

Standard R.R. Marles Rocker Shaft 1.125" diameter. 1.075 -

Experimental Rocker Shaft 1.35" dia. as far as Needle Roller Bearing. .738 46%

Suggested rocker shaft 1.300 dia. as far as Needle Roller Bearing. .790. 36%

Suggested rocker shaft 1.300 dia. with plain bearing (N.Sch.4711). .677 59%

Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /AEC.
  
  
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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