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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).
Indicator diagram for a Hispano engine cylinder, plotting pressure against piston displacement for various crank angles.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 72\4\  scan0149
Date  12th March 1924 guessed
  
Top Left Box:
ONE KLG PLUGS RECORDED
ONE PLUG ONLY IS USED

Top Right Box:
O.2
Spring Used—Rating 91.5
Diagram Area 12.05□
Engine HISPANO
Cyl. No. 6
Air Temp. 12°C
Bar Temp. 765 m/m
Cooling Water Temp. 80°C
R.P.M. 1500
Lbs. Lift 137
H.P. 90
I.M.E.P. 138 LBS □
B.M.E.P. 112.0 as/n
Max. Expln. Pr.{Percy H. Rose} 465
Av. Expln. Pr.{Percy H. Rose} 448
Mechanical Efficiency 81%
Indicated Vol. Efficiency 98%

Graph Labels:
IGNITION
I.C.E.O
EC
IO
ATMOS LINE

Left Margin:
FULL LINE
DOTTED LINE
= 91.5 LBS.□" / O.2 LBS / □

Bottom Axis Label:
PISTON DISPLACEMENT FOR CRANK ANGLES.
  
  


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