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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).
Graph showing the efficiency test of a torsion shaft in a 20-25 front axle, plotting load against movement.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 102\3\  scan0155
Date  21th December 1934 guessed
  
MFH
PERCENTAGE EFFICIENCY
100%
90
80
EFFICIENCY
88.7%
EFFICIENCY OF TORSION SHAFT IN 20-25 FRONT AXLE.
HYSTERESIS READINGS TAKEN WITH SPRING BALANCE IN "SECONDARY" GIVING DEFINITE SLIP IN SHAFT.
EFFICIENCY IS CONSTANT OVER MEASURABLE RANGE BEING EQUAL TO 88.7%.
MOVEMENT THOUSANDTHS OF AN INCH
500
400
300
200
100
0
LOAD - LBS.
0
225
325
425
525
625
  
  


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