Clerget 11Eb

The Clerget 11Eb was an 11-cylinder rotary aircraft engine of the World War I era designed by Pierre Clerget. Powering Sopwith types it was nominally rated at 200 horsepower (150 kW).[2]

11Eb
Type Rotary engine
National origin France
Manufacturer Clerget-Blin
First run 1918
Major applications Sopwith Bulldog
Unit cost £1,663 (1918)[1]

Applications

Specifications (Clerget 11Eb)

Data from Lumsden.[2][3]

General characteristics

Components

  • Valvetrain: 1 each overhead inlet and exhaust valves operated by pushrods and rockers
  • Fuel system: Bloctube carburettor
  • Fuel type: Gasoline with Castor oil lubricant
  • Oil system: Castor oil mixed with fuel
  • Cooling system: Air-cooled

Performance

  • Power output: 160.33 kW (215 hp) at 1,300 rpm (maximum power)
  • Specific power: 0.1639 hp/cu in (7.46 kW/l)
  • Compression ratio: 5.1:1
  • Specific fuel consumption: 0.518 l/kW/hour (0.68pt/hp/hour)
  • Oil consumption: 0.0838 l/kW/hour (0.11 pt/hp/hour)
  • Power-to-weight ratio: 0.694 kW/kg (0.421 hp/lb)
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See also

Comparable engines

Related lists

References

Notes

  1. Gunston 1989, p. 41.
  2. Lumsden 2003, p. 134.
  3. Grey, C.G. (1969). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919 (Facsimile ed.). David & Charles (Publishing) Limited. pp. 1b to 145b. ISBN 978-0-7153-4647-1.

Bibliography

  • Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
  • Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.
  • Grey, C.G. (1969). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919 (Facsimile ed.). David & Charles (Publishing) Limited. pp. 1b to 145b. ISBN 978-0-7153-4647-1.
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