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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).
Table of Single Cylinder Army Octane Numbers for blends of Isopropyl Ether and Technical Iso-octane in Knock Reference Fuel C-9.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 150\1\  scan0218
Date  30th January 1936 guessed
  
Table V
Single Cylinder Army Octane Numbers of Blends of Isopropyl Ether and Technical Iso-octane in Knock Reference Fuel C-9.

Blends of Reference Fuel C-9
Volume % of Isopropyl Ether
Volume % of Crude Iso-octane

Octane Numbers by Army Method
Clear
With 3 cc Tetra-ethyl lead/gallon
Clear Blending Value of Blending Agent

0, 0, 74.8, 93.0, -
10, 0, 79.0, 94.0, 117
20, 0, 82.7, 96.6, 114
30, 0, 85.7, 98.4, 111
40, 0, 88.3, Equals Iso-Octane + 0.18 cc Lead, 109
50, 0, 90.6, Ditto + 0.44 cc lead, 106
60, 0, 93.5, " + 0.82 " ", 106
5, 5, 77.8, 93.6, 105
10, 10, 81.5, 96.0, 108
15, 15, 84.1, 97.6, 106
20, 20, 86.7, 99.2, 105
25, 25, 88.8, Equals Iso-Octane + 0.08 cc lead, 103
30, 30, 91.0, Ditto + 0.22 cc lead, 102
0, 30, 82.0, 97.0, 99
0, 40, 84.4, 98.7, 99
0, 50, 86.5, Equals Iso-Octane + 0.05 cc lead, 98

(Data obtained through the courtesy of Major S. D. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Heron, Ethyl Gasoline Corporation).
  
  


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