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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).
Table showing heat distribution as a percentage of initial heat supply at various engine RPMs.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 24\4\  Scan092
Date  6th September 1923 guessed
  
SHEET 1. CONTD:-

HEAT DISTRIBUTION AS PERCENTAGE OF INITIAL HEAT SUPPLY.

R.P.M.
500
1000
1500
2000

Thermal equt. of work done.
18.3
19.90
20.45
19.8

Loss to engine friction.
3.7
3.35
4.4
6.3

Heat loss to jackets.
31.3
23.65
24.5
22.2

Loss through exhaust radiation etc. (by difference)
46.7
53.10
50.7
51.7

Heat supplied.
100
100
100
100
  
  


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