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INTRODUCTION
TheRolls-Royce Griffonis a British 37litre(2,240cu in)capacity, 60-degreeV-12,
liquid-cooledaero enginedesigned and built
byRolls-Royce Limited.
In line with company convention, the Griffon was
named after abird of prey, in this case
theGriffon Vulture.
VARIANTS
The Rolls Royce Griffon engine has around 50
variants with each one of them being slightly
better efficient than the previous variant.
Here, we discuss about the Griffon-58 engine
SPECIFICATIONS
Model
Griffon 58 (Griffon 74's were primarily used
during 1980-1985)
Original Application
Avro Shackleton reconnaissance plane
Engine Type
V-12 Piston Aero Engine, 60 "V" (angle between
banks)
Material
Aluminum crankcase, cylinder banks and heads;
Alloy pistons; Steel liners, rods, cranks, etc.
SPECIFICATIONS
Fuel System
Speed/Density type Fuel Injection (injected into
eye of supercharger)
Weight
2,000 lbs
Power
2,450 HP
Performance
0.82 lbs/hp, 314 psi BMEP, 0.42 lbs fuel/hp/hr
SFC
COMPONENTS
Pistons: Machined from close forgings of Rolls-Royce 59
alloy (aluminum). The piston carries two compression rings
and an oil scraper ring above the piston pin and another oil
scraper ring below it. The oil ring groves are drilled to
return oil to the crankcase. The fully floating piston pins of
hardened steel are captured by spring wire circlips.
Cylinders : Twelve cylinders consisting of high-carbon
steel, floatingwet liners[15]set in two, two-piece cylinder
blocks of castaluminum alloyhaving separate heads and
skirts.
Connecting rods : H-section machined nickel-steel
forgings, each pair consisting of a plain and a forkedrod.
The forked rod carries a nickel-steel bearing block which
accommodates steel-backed lead-bronze-alloy bearing
shells.
COMPONENTS
hardenednickel-chromemolybdenumsteel forging.Statically
and dynamically balanced. Seven main bearings and six
throws. Internal oilway, with feed from both ends, used to
distribute lubricants to main and big end bearings
APPLICATIONS
GRIFFON-ENGINEDFAIREY
BARRACUDA
PRESERVED ROLLS-ROYCE
GRIFFON WITH CUTAWAY
SECTIONS.
SPITFIRE LF MK IX,MH434WITH RR
GRIFFON ENGINE
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