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Graph showing power absorbed by a 40/50 standard fan at various speeds, comparing three and six-bladed fans.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 75\3\  scan0136
Date  18th September 1924
  
POWER ABSORBED
BY 40/50 STANDARD FAN
AT VARIOUS SPEEDS

APPROX LAW FOR SIX BLADED FAN. H = .01910 S^2.808 x 10^-6
APPROX LAW FOR THREE BLADED FAN H = .02562 S^2.692 x 10^-6
WHERE
H = POWER DELIVERED BY MOTOR
S = MOTOR SPEED

Y-AXIS: H.P. DELIVERED
X-AXIS (Top): MOTOR SPEED (R.P.M.)
X-AXIS (Bottom): EQUIVALENT CHASSIS ENGINE SPEED.

Graph Lines: SIX BLADED FAN, THREE BLADED FAN

Handwritten Text:
C.A.P.
E.7.C.
18/9/24

Stamp Text:
ROLLS-ROYCE
PRINT ROOM
28 SEP.
  
  
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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