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 plotting piston leakage against compression pressure for a 'New Phantom' engine at different RPMs.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 74\3\ scan0097 | |
Date | 28th November 1926 | |
"NEW PHANTOMCodename for PHANTOM I" PISTON LEAKAGE. ENGINE No. R.E. 25. (No 5 CYL) STANDARD "L" SECTION RINGS. JACKET TEMPERATURE. = 75°C. OIL TEMPERATURE = 60°C. LEAKAGE IN CU. INS PER STROKE AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE COMPRESSION PRESSURE (LBS / □") 500 R.P.M. 1000 R.P.M. JHB 28-11-26 | ||