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 of power curves comparing various exhaust system configurations from a 10,000-mile test.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 181\M13\M13.2\ img125 | |
Date | 25th October 1931 | |
POWER CURVES UNIT FOR 10,000 MILES TEST 18 G.IV C.XI C/R 5.7 CAMSHAFT Sch: 1542/3 STANDARD CARB: 15% LARGER ① OPEN EXHAUST ② COMPLETE P.II SHORT TYPE Ex. SYSTEM ④ N.SCH 3285/6/7 WITH FISH TAIL EXIT OPENED TO P.II SIZE ③ AS 4a FISHTAIL REMOVED ⑤ EXISTING STANDARD UNIT OPEN EXHAUST VALVES BOUNCE 3875 R P M B.H.P. B.M.E.P. LBS/SQ IN R P M 25/10/31 RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 49 | ||