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 petrol pump tests, plotting delivery and pressure against engine RPM.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 106\2\ scan0085 | |
| Date | 23th May 1932 guessed | |
| PETROL - PUMP - TESTS PUMP LEC 2961 (STROKE .250) MODIFICATIONS HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 508 INCREASED PORTS TO .250 DIA HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 509 AIR BOTTLE ABOVE DELIVERY VALVE PIT TANK CONTAINING 2 GALLS PETROL LEVEL 15" BELOW PUMP 2 WAY TAP 2'-4" ABOVE LEVEL IN TANK ENOTS FILTER 1'-10" SUCTION SIDE STANDARD LENGTH PETROL LINES J3 ARKA FREE PUMP DELIVERY Pt CONS. (EXP. CARB) EXHAUST SYSTEM 11L° CAMSHAFT 4.6 G/R PUMP PRESS. INS. Hg. DELIVERY STOPPED MAX. BACK PRESS IN DELIVERY LINE WHEN PUMP IS FEEDING THE CARB. FULL THROTTLE. PINTS/HR ENGINE R.P.M. BACK PRESS. INS. Hg. | ||