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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 showing the richening characteristic of the boost controlled aneroid on a Kestrel VI engine at 2200 RPM.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 31\5\  Scan282
Date  21th December 1934 guessed
  
S.U. CARBURETTER
KESTREL VI ENGINE
CURVE SHEWING THE RICHENING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE BOOST
CONTROLLED ANEROID WHEN RUNNING AT A CONSTANT TAKE OFF
SPEED OF 2200 R.P.M.
THE FUEL FLOW INCREASES IMMEDIATELY THE BOOST PRESSURE
STARTS TO RISE ABOVE THE SETTING POSITION
KES. VI 1279 ENGINE D.T.D. 230 FUEL V.S/1 PLUGS
WATER OUTLET 90°C No DETONATION
CURVE 1
FUEL FLOW PTS/HR
SPECIFIC CONSUMPTION PTS/HP/HR
B.H.P.
RICHENING ANEROID SET AT THIS POSITION
BOOST PRESSURE
PTS/HP/HR
BOOST PRESSURE LBS/SQ
FULL THROTTLE
  
  


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