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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 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
  
  


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