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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).
Graph plotting heat dissipated to the cooler versus oil discharge through bearings for a 6 Cylinder Falcon engine at different compression ratios.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 179b\3\  img316
Date  8th February 1933 guessed
  
Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 351.

HEAT DISSIPATED TO COOLER TO KEEP INLET OIL
AT 65°C CRANKCASE IN STILL AIR.
TESTS MADE ON 6 CYL. FALCON UNIT.
2250 R.P.M. FULL THROTTLE.

Y-Axis Label: B. Th. Us / MIN.
X-Axis Label: OIL DISCHARGE THROUGH BEARINGS LBS/MIN.

Curve Labels:
8 TO 1 COMPn RATIO
6 TO 1 COMPn RATIO

Annotation:
BAFFLES FITTED TO PISTONS TO PREVENT OIL SPLASHING ON THE HOT CROWNS. 8 TO 1 COMPn RATIO.
  
  


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