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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).
Performance graph of mechanical efficiency and compression pressure curves for a Lorraine-Dietrich engine, compared to a 20 HP R.R. engine.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\Q\February1927-March1927\  119
Date  21th March 1927
  

LORRAINE-DIETRICH ENGINE. 21-3-27
MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY & COMPRESSION
PRESSURE CURVES. (RATIO = 5.9:1).
COMPRESSION PRESSURE (LBS/□")
PERCENTAGE MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY.
R.P.M. OF ENGINE.
COMP. PRESSURES.
MECH. EFFICIENCY.
LORRAINE.
20 H.P. R.R.
20 H.P. R.R. COMP. PRESSURES
(RATIO = 4.75 to 1)
  
  


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