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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).
Three low-pressure test graphs showing performance at different RPM and stroke settings.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 105\3\  scan0303
Date  18th October 1932
  
Top Left Graph:
40/40 LB. 180 R.P.M. 1" STROKE
LOW PRESSURE
.250 DIA. GOVERNOR PIPES
.250 HAT .005" CLEARANCE
Y-Axis: 308 LBS/D"
X-Axis: 120" I.S.
Graph Data Labels: 80, 60, 30, N

Top Right Graph:
40/40 LB. 540 R.P.M. 1" STROKE. LOW PRESS.
.250 DIA. GOVERNOR PIPES
.250" HAT .005" CLEARANCE
Y-Axis: 308 LBS/D"
X-Axis: 120" I.S.
Graph Data Labels: 80, 60, 30, N

Bottom Left Graph:
40/40 LB. 45 R.P.M. 4" STROKE. LOW PRESS.
.250 DIA. PIPE LINE.
2ND RE-TEST AFTER DRYING CYLINDER.
Y-Axis: 308 LBS/D"
X-Axis: 120" I.S.
Graph Data Labels: 80, 60, 30, N
  
  


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