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).
Inertia torques and crankshaft stiffness in 6 and 8 cylinder engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 182\M19\ img025 | |
| Date | 17th February 1932 | |
| -2- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/TGV.1/DEL.17.2.32.Cont'd It should be added that local inertia torques in 8 cyl. engines are high as in the 6 cyl. engine. But 8 cyl. crankshafts are always stiffer than 6 cyl. ones for the same torsional period, due to being longer. This may be a cause of their greater overall smoothness, since local distortion will be less. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/H.Grylls. Print attached. | ||