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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 different camshafts on the 'Japan' engine configuration, plotting B.HP and B.M.E.P. against R.P.M.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 102\5\  scan0045
Date  21th May 1930
  
CAMSHAFT COMPARISONS ON "JAPAN"
TWIN ZENITH CARBS - 26 M/M CHOKES. SMALL INDN PIPE (1.25 INT. DIA)
5.25/1 COMPN RATIO. OPEN EXHAUST.
V868.
B.H.P. (CORRECTED FOR T & PRESS)
B.M.E.P. lbs/sq"
R.P.M.
112° CAMSHAFT
116° CAMSHAFT
110° CAMSHAFT
VALVE BOUNCE HERE
B.H.P.
B.M.E.P.
112° CAMSHAFT LONG DURN
116° CAMSHAFT LONG DURN
110° CAMSHAFT SHORT DURN (AS USED ON STD "CHINA")
acp
21-5-30
  
  


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