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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).
Page of calculations for determining engine power using several variables and formulas.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 179\2\  img195
Date  25th January 1932 guessed
  
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1° - C₁ = (18p x Pb) / 100

where p = .05 + (.760 - .4232) 1.36 = .414 Kgs per sq.cm.

Pb = 414 HP.

C₁ = (18 x .414 x 414) / 100 = 30.8

2° - C₂ = (500 + t₀) / (500 + tg)

where t₀ = 18°C.

tz = 7°C.75

C₂ = 518 / 492.25 = 1.052

Engine Power = 30.8 + 414 x 1.052 = 465.8 HP

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