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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 illustrating the effect on engine weight of varying the bore and stroke dimensions.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 88\3\  scan0173
Date  6th July 1935
  
V
BORE
3.0
3.5
4.0
PER CENT
HEAVIER
20
15
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
LIGHTER
BORE
STROKE
STROKE
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
3.500 x 4.500 ENGINE
EFFECT ON WEIGHT OF:-
(a) VARYING STROKE, KEEPING BORE CONSTANT.
(b) VARYING BORE, KEEPING STROKE CONSTANT
7.H. Smith 6-VII-35
Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 2077
  
  


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