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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 of smoothed and derived results from a starter motor brake test.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 64\1\  scan0272
Date  21th April 1927
  
STARTER MOTOR TESTS.
FORM 2. BRAKE TEST. SMOOTHED AND DERIVED RESULTS. C2 2s 2f
Amperes. (C)
Equivalent Armature Torque. (lb-inches) (T)
Speed (R.P.M.) (N).
Volts. (E)
E.H.P.
B.H.P.
Efficiency. (η)

20 11.60
30 11.40
40 11.20

50 3.0 3400 11.00 .737 .162 .220
60 5.0 3150 10.80 .869 .250 .288
80 10.2 2740 10.40 1.115 .444 .398

100 16.8 2360 10.00 1.340 .629 .470
120 23.5 2040 9.6 1.542 .762 .493
140 30.9 1780 9.2 1.728 .873 .505

160 38.1 1570 8.8 1.888 .950 .503
180 45.0 1385 8.4 2.025 .989 .488
200 52.0 1200 8.0 2.145 .990 .462

220 59.5 1025 7.6 2.240 .968 .432
240 67.1 845 7.2 2.315 .900 .388

21.4.27.
  
  


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