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Graphs showing the effects of speed, tyre pressure, and mixture control on petrol consumption.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\N\2October1925-December1925\  Scan156
Date  18th November 1925
  
TOP SECTION:
EFFECT OF SPEED & TYRE PRESSURE ON PET. CONSUMPTION.
WATER TEMP. 80°C.
IGNITION STANDARD
MIXTURE CONTROL CENTRAL
AXLE 15 x 52
TYRES STANDARD

Graph Title: TYRE INFLATION PRESSURE
Y-axis: PET. CONS. M.P.G.
X-axis: ROAD SPEED M.P.H.
Data Lines: 60 LBS/D", 25 LBS/D"

BOTTOM SECTION:
EFFECT OF MIXTURE CONTROL ON PETROL CONSUMPTION.
WATER TEMP. 80°C.
IGNITION STANDARD
AXLE 15 x 52
SPEED 30 M.P.H.
TYRE PRESS. 60 LBS/D"
TYRES STANDARD

Graph Title: MIXTURE CONTROL
Y-axis: PET. CONS. M.P.G.
X-axis: MIXTURE CONTROL POSITION.
X-axis labels: STRONG, NOTCHES, WEAK

STAMP:
ROLLS-ROYCE, LIMITED
PRINT ROOM
18 NOV 1925

OTHER:
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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).


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