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 | ||