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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).
Graphs showing ignition advance against compression ratio and engine speed for a turbulent head engine.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 133\2\  scan0165
Date  1st July 1932
  
RICARDO & Co Engineers (1927) LTD.,
BRIDGE WORKS ENGINE TESTING LABORATORY.
DRG No D4312
DATE 1-7-32
FILE Single Cyl. tests
IGNITION ADVANCE FOR TURBULENT HEAD.
RATE OF PRESSURE RISE 30 LBS/SQ IN PER DEGREE.

Top Graph:
IGNITION ADVANCE AT 1000 R.P.M.
COMPRESSION RATIO
Y-Axis: CRANKSHAFT DEGREES IGNITION ADVANCE BEFORE T.D.C.

Bottom Graph:
IGNITION ADVANCE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS
COMPRESSION RATIO 5.
R.P.M.
Y-Axis: CRANKSHAFT DEGREES IGNITION ADVANCE BEFORE T.D.C.
  
  


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