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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).
Servo mechanism with a table of applied pressure values.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\K\December1923\  Scan62
Date  12th July 1923
  
R.R. 492A (40 H) (SL 42 12-7-23). J.H., D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary}
ORIGINAL
EXPERIMENTAL REPORT.
Expl. No. X9910
REF: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AEL/C1018.23

To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AEL.
c.c. to CJ.
c.c. to HG.
c.c. to Ds.
c.c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}

E.A.C.111. SERVO.

F = Pressure applied at servo.
W = Pressure to be distributed to brakes from servo for corresponding values of F.{Mr Friese}

| W lbs. | F lbs. | W/F |
|--------|--------|-------|
| 116 | 6.25 | 18.5 |
| 141 | 7.75 | 18.2 |
| 166 | 9 | 18.4 |
| 191 | 10 | 19.1 |
| 216 | 11.5 | 19.6 |
| 241 | 13 | 18.4 |
| 266 | 16 | 16.2 |
| 291 | 18 | 16.1 |
| 316 | 20 | 15.8 |
| 341 | 21 | 16.2 |
| 366 | 21.75 | 16.8 |
| 391 | 23 | 17 |
| 416 | 24.25 | 17.1 |
| 441 | 25 | 17.6 |
| 466 | 26 | 17.9 |

Average W/F = 17.5.

N.B. F.{Mr Friese} was applied at the same position as when working on a car.
  
  


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