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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 comparing carburetter metering performance under light, throttled loads for various configurations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 66a\1\  scan0042
Date  17th February 1925
  
No 2
CARBURETTERS E.A.C.
METERING UNDER LIGHT LOADS, THROTTLED.
BRAKE SET AT 2000 R.P.M. FULL LOAD.
FOR EACH THROTTLE POSITION MIXTURE CONTROL IS ADJUSTED TO GIVE MAX. R.P.M. OF ENGINE.
NOTE:-
CURVES ABOVE THE ZERO LINE INDICATE A RICH MIXTURE AND CURVES BELOW THE LINE INDICATE WEAK MIXTURE.
VERTICAL AXIS: No OF NOTCHES ON CONTROL TO OBTAIN CORRECT MIXTURE
NOTCHES RICH
NOTCHES WEAK
HORIZONTAL AXIS: R.{Sir Henry Royce} P. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore}
GRAPH ANNOTATIONS:
AIR VALVE STARTS TO LIFT ON STD. E.A.C. & EXPL. E.A.C.
STD. 40/50 CARB.
AIR PORTS OPEN 40/50 & EXPL. E.A.C.
EXPERIMENTAL E.A.C.
40/50 AIR VALVE STARTS TO LIFT.
STD. E.A.C. WITH 8 COIL SPG. RATING 38 OZ/IN.
EXCESSIVE WEAK SPOT ON STD E.A.C. CARBURETTER.
AIR PORTS OPEN STD E.A.C.
STAMP: LIMITED
TEST ROOM
17 FEB. 25
DERBY
  
  


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