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).
Deflection test report for a Bentley 60 clutch casing under a 500 LB load.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 124\1\ scan0159 | |
| Date | 15th June 1939 | |
| BENTLEY 60 CLUTCH CASING DEFLECTION GB 4333 MATERIAL A/DC 500 LB LOAD ATTACHED TO ENGINE SUPPORT ON MAGNESIUM GEARBOX CASING X • INDICATES CLOCK & ATTACHMENT, X BEING THE FIXED END FIXED PLATE ARROWS INDICATE DIRECTION OF DEFLECTION MAGNESIUM GEARBOX CASING ATTACHED TO THIS END 'C' AT TOP 'D' AT BOTTOM FOR DETAILS OF WEBS SEE BL 2349 TABLE DATA: | | 'A' | 'B' | 'C' | 'D' | 'E' | 'F' | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | HOUSING AS RECEIVED | +.001 | +.003 | +.007 | +.002 | +.00275 | +.0035 | | AFTER WEBBING | +.001 | +.001 | +.00425 | +.0015 | +.00175 | +.00075 | | LONGITUDINAL WEBS 'W' REMOVED | +.00075 | +.0005 | +.0020 | +.0010 | 0 | 0 | | CROSS WEB 'X' REMOVED | +.0010 | +.0015 | +.0040 | +.0010 | +.00125 | +.00125 | | STARTER WEB 'Y' REMOVED | +.0010 | +.00025 | +.0050 | +.0010 | +.0015 | +.0010 | | SIDE WEB 'Z' REMOVED | +.0015 | +.0010 | +.0050 | +.0010 | +.0020 | +.00125 | THE DEFLECTION VERTICALLY AT 'C' WAS UNIFORM AT .0040" THROUGHOUT THE TEST BL 2348 WLF | ||