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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).
Series of graphs plotting Brake Horsepower (B.HP) against flywheel degrees B.T.D.C. at various engine speeds.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 168\3\  img190
Date  1st June 1939 guessed
  
B.H.P.
1600 R.P.M.
8° LATE 1.1 H.P. LOSS
4° LATE 0.25 H.P. LOSS
T.D.C. LOSS NIL

3200 R.P.M.
8° LATE 0.4 H.P. LOSS
4° LATE LOSS NIL
T.D.C. 1 H.P. LOSS

800 R.P.M.
8° LATE 3.1 H.P. LOSS
4° LATE 1.6 H.P. LOSS
T.D.C. 0.5 H.P. LOSS

2400 R.P.M.
8° LATE 0.3 H.P. LOSS
4° LATE LOSS NIL
T.D.C. LOSS NIL

DEGREES ON FLYWHEEL B.T.D.C.
LOSSES WITH FINAL GOVERNOR CURVE SHOWN FOR EACH SPEED.
  
  


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