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The design considerations for a crankshaft damper operating at high speeds.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 74\3\  scan0240
Date  17th October 1921
  
X.4221 17.10.21.

Extract from R9/G17.10.21. X.4219

CRANKSHAFT DAMPER.
X.4221

We understand that the period which requires damping is at a very high speed. This, therefore, only requires a very small flywheel in weight, but possibly with a fair amount of friction. The period will get worse with higher compressions, and it might be advisable to test various compressions. We should be contect to lose a certain amount of power at the highest speed of, say, 3000 revs.


R. {Sir Henry Royce}
  
  
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).


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