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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).
Performance graph comparing a 3.9-litre 6-cylinder engine with a single-cylinder engine test, showing B.H.P and B.M.E.P against R.P.M.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 133\1\  scan0025
Date  7th February 1930
  
CURVE OF 3.9 LITRE BONTLY?
MULTICYL. ENGINE
C.R. 5.45/1
TWO 42 M/M ZENITH TRIPLE VENTURI CARBS
34 CHOKES
SHELL N°1 PETROL
HIGH POWER HEAD
85 x 115 M/M
6 CYLS.
3.9 LITRES
SINGLE CYL. ENGINE
48 H.K. ZENITH CARBR
39 CHOKE
C.R. 5.5/1
DOTTED CURVE
SINGLE CYL. CURVE OBTAINED ON 7/FEB/30
& LATER REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BEATEN
B.H.P
B.M.E.P
R.P.M.
B.M.E.P. (SINGLE CYL)
BMEP (6 CYL)
B.H.P.
  
  


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