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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).
Analysis of forces, torques, and couples on propeller shaft joints and driving forks.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 148\4\  scan0178
Date  4th January 1944 guessed
  
2.
IF THE TWO PROPELLER SHAFT JOINTS ARE NOT IN THE SAME PLANE
BUT AT 90°, THEN
H = 2P . COS B
T₃ = T₁ COS²B
T₃ IS NOT UNIFORM
OBVIOUSLY THIS ASSEMBLY MUST NOT BE USED

DRIVING FORK AT 90° TO PLANE OF SHAFT

LOADS ON DRIVING FORK

H = P SEC B
T₂ = 2HR = 2PR SEC B
C₁ = P TAN B
ROCKING COUPLE = 2PR TAN B = T₁ TAN B

H = P SEC B COS B = P
TORQUE T₃ = T₁
C₂ = H TAN B
ROCKING COUPLE = 2PR TAN B
= T₁ . TAN B .
  
  


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