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Graph of crankshaft torsion tests comparing torque vs. twist for various Phantom & 20 HP crankshaft configurations.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 31\2\  Scan074
Date  7th December 1927
  
GRAPH 2.
CRANKSHAFT TORSION TESTS.
PHANTOM & 20 H.P.

TABLE DATA:
CURVE | CRANKSHAFTS & CONDITIONS | STIFFNESS LBS.FT./RAD
2 | STD. PHANTOM. SEVEN BEARINGS | 45,000
3 | STD. PHANTOM. BEARINGS 1-4-7. | 42,100
5 | SPORTS PHANTOM. (E.76546) 7 BEARINGS. | 38,820
6 | DITTO. BEARINGS 1-4-7. | 30,600
1 | 20 H.P. STD. PARTLY MACHINED. OPERATION.15 | 53,000
4 | 20 H.P. STD. PARTLY MACHINED. OP. 19 | 41,400
7 | 20 H.P. STD. PARTLY MACHINED. OP. 21. | 27,200
8 | 20 H.P. STD. PARTLY MACHINED. OP. 22. | 25,600
9 | 20 H.P. STD. PARTLY MACHINED. OP. 31. | 22,800
10 | 20 H.P. STD. PARTLY MACHINED. OP. 33 A. {Mr Adams} OP. 39.A. | 17,400
11 | ALSO STD. 20 H.P. 7 BEARgs. | 16,400
12 | STD. 20 H.P. BEARINGS 1-4-7. | 15,400
13 | STD. 20 H.P. 1-7. | 15,280

Y-AXIS LABEL: LBS FT TORQUE ON NOSE
X-AXIS LABEL: DEGREES TWIST IN SHAFT

GRAPH ANNOTATIONS:
CURVE 1.
CALCULATED FIG. FOR 6 CYL. SHAFT LIKE STUTZ.
  
  
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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