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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).
Performance graph of B.M.E.P. and B.HP against R.P.M. for a 3.9 Litre 6-cylinder engine.

Identifier  Morton\M19\  img282
Date  7th February 1930
  
MULTICYL. ENGINE HIGH POWER HEAD 85 x 115 M/M 6 CYLS. 3.9 LIT
C.R. 5.45/1
TWO 42 M/M ZENITH TRIPLE VENTURI CARBS
34 CHOKES
SHELL No 1 PETROL
B.M.E.P.
120
100
80
B.M.E.P. (SINGLE CYL.)
B.M.E.P. (6 CYL.)
B.H.P.
DOTTED CURVE.
SINGLE CYL. CURVE OBTAINED ON 7/FEB/30
& LATER REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BEATEN
R.P.M.
1000 14 18 2000 24 28 3000 34
  
  


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