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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 comparing fuel consumption (pints per HP hour) against engine RPM under three different throttle and exhaust test conditions.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 50\3\  Scan274
Date  14th January 1924
  
ENGINE R.P.M.
PINTS PER HP HOUR
Test No 2. Solid line - Hot throttle with exhaust blowing straight thru jacket. Boilers on.
Test No 3. Dotted line - Hot throttle, cock turned off, exhaust cannot blow thru jacket. Boilers on. Loaded up at 500 RPM.
Test No 1. Broken line - Standard Springfield scheme.
THROTTLE HEATED TO MAKE COMPARISON AT 2000 RPM
DISTRIBUTED BY CHICAGO BLUE PRINT CO. NO 346 BY
CK {Mr Clark} 'D BY ON
Jan 14-24
  
  


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