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Graph showing acceleration at the end of a piston stroke versus the ratio of crank radius to connecting rod length for various engines.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\L\Jan1924-March1924\  Scan170
Date  7th March 1924 guessed
  
Y-axis: 2, 1.5, 1, .5, 0
X-axis: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
X-axis Label: VALUES OF R {Sir Henry Royce} /L
Y-axis Label (right): ACCELERATION & MEAN AT EACH END OF STROKE
Center Label: INFINITELY LONG RODS
Curve Formulas: (1 + R {Sir Henry Royce} /L), (1 - R {Sir Henry Royce} /L)
Vertical Line Labels: CONDOR(Aero Engine) III, EAGLE(Aero Engine) GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) I, GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) II, HAWK(Aero Engine), LM/50
  
  
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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