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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 of Mechanical Efficiency and Friction Horsepower versus RPM for Engine No SS-3.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 65a\2\  scan0065
Date  25th September 1928
  
MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY (SUPER SPORTS ENGINE)
ENGINE No SS{S. Smith}-3
PERCENTAGE MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY
100%
90%
80%
70%
MECH. EFFIC'Y
FRICTION H.P.
R.P.M. OF ENGINE
1000
1500
2000
2500
HORSE POWER
30
20
10
0
25-9-28
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