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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 oil ejected versus oil temperature at various RPMs for a Spectre gear box 3rd motion shaft lubrication test.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 94\1\  scan0271
Date  18th November 1935
  
SPECTRECodename for Phantom III GEAR BOX - IHS
3RD MOTION SHAFT LUBRICATION NSCH 4668
SHORTENED FEED PIPE & SCOOP - HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}9/KW 31-10-35
TESTED IN 4TH SPEED.
Y-Axis: OIL EJECTED FROM OPEN END OF 3RD MOTION SHAFT - C.CS/HR.
WAKEFIELD'S HIGH PRESSURE - HEAVY - OIL.
Axis values: 200, 400, 600, 800
X-Axis: OIL TEMP °C
Axis values: 40, 60, 80, 100, 120
Graph lines: 2000 R.P.M., 3000 R.P.M., 4000 R.P.M.
  
  


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