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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).
Test data for Bentley Unit C.10, detailing oil heat and flow rates at various RPMs.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 131\1\  scan0115
Date  16th June 1933 guessed
  
BENTLEY. UNIT C.10.

Comp. Ratio 6.5/1 (Trep. inlets).
White metal bearings .002 clearance.

Heat to the Oil

at 3500 R.P.M.

Oil in at 85°C. } Heat rise 36°C.
Oil out at 121°C }

Flow through the bearings = 3.06 gal/min.
Flow through auxiliaries = 2.52 gals/min.

Through the cooler = .54 = 5.2 lbs/min.
= 188.4 B.T.U's/min.

at 3750 R.P.M.

Oil in at 85°C. } Heat rise = 39°C.
Oil out at 124°C }

Flow through the bearings = 3.32 gals/min.
Flow through auxiliaries = 2.58 gals/min.

Through the cooler = .74 = 7.12 lbs/min.
= 265 B.T.U's/min.

at 4000 R.P.M.

Oil in at 85°C. } Heat rise = 44°C.
Oil out at 129°C. }

Flow through the bearings = 3.55 gals/min.
Flow through auxiliaries = 2.73 gals/min.

Through the cooler = .82 = 7.88 lbs/min.
= 322 B.T.U's/min.

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