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词条 Bristol Taurus
释义

  1. Design and development

  2. Variants

  3. Applications

  4. Specifications (Taurus II)

  5. See also

  6. References

     Notes  Bibliography 
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The Taurus was a British 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine, produced by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1936. The Taurus was developed by adding cylinders to the existing single-row Aquila design and transforming it into a twin-row radial engine, creating a powerplant that produced just over 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) with very low weight.

Design and development

Bristol had originally intended to use the Aquila and Perseus as two of its major product lines in the 1930s, but the rapid increase in size and speed of aircraft in the 1930s demanded much larger engines than either of these. The mechanicals from both of these designs were then put into two-row configurations to develop much larger engines, the Aquila becoming the Taurus, and the Perseus becoming the Hercules.

The Taurus was a sleeve valve design, resulting in an extraordinarily uncluttered exterior and very low mechanical noise. It offered high power with a relatively low weight, starting from 1,015 hp (760 kW) in the earliest versions. It was also compact, with a diameter of 46 inches (1170 mm) which made it attractive to fighter designers. Unfortunately, the engine has also been described as "notoriously troublesome", with protracted development and a slow growth in rated power. After several years of development, power had been increased from 1,015 hp (760 kW) to only 1,130 hp (840 kW). As the most important applications of this engine were in aircraft that flew at low altitude, engine development efforts focussed on low-altitude performance.

The first Taurus engines were delivered just before World War II began and found some use primarily in the Fairey Albacore and Bristol's own Beaufort torpedo bomber. Starting from April 1940, it was suggested to replace the Taurus engines of the latter by the famous Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp, itself possessing a slightly larger 48 inch (1.22 meter) diameter, but this change was postponed to the autumn of 1941 while attempts were made to cure the reliability problems of the Taurus, and later had to be temporarily reversed because of shortages of Twin Wasp engines. The Twin Wasp was, however, strongly preferred, especially for overseas postings, because of its much greater reliability. In later models of the Taurus engine the reliability problems were mostly cured by a change in the cylinder manufacturing process, although the engine kept a poor reputation, and in the Albacore the Taurus engine was retained until the end of that aircraft's production in 1943.[1]

There were no other operational applications of the Taurus engine, because its initial reliability problems discouraged the development of Taurus-powered aircraft, and because later-war combat aircraft demanded more powerful engines. Its production lines were closed down in favour of the Hercules engine.

Variants

Taurus II

1940 1110 hp at 3100 rpm with 4.25 lb boost @ 4000 ft.[2]

Taurus III

1060 hp.

Taurus VI

1130 hp.

Taurus XII

1940 1130 hp at 3100 rpm with 4.75 lb boost @ 3500 ft. Supercharger ratio decreased, impeller diameter increased.

Taurus XVI

1940 1130 hp.

Taurus XX

Trials engine only, one built.

Applications

Note:[3]
  • Bristol Type 148
  • Bristol Beaufort
  • Fairey Albacore
  • Fairey Battle testbed only
  • Gloster F.9/37

Specifications (Taurus II)

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|type=14-cylinder, two-row, supercharged, air-cooled radial engine with dual ignition
|bore=5 in (127 mm)
|stroke=5.625 in (143 mm)
|displacement=1,550 in³ (25.4 L)
|length=49.2 in (1,250 mm)
|diameter=46.25 in (1,175 mm)
|width=
|height=
|weight=1,301 lb (590 kg)
|valvetrain=Sleeve valve
|supercharger=Single-speed centrifugal type supercharger
|turbocharger=
|fuelsystem=Claudel-Hobson carburettor
|fueltype=87 Octane petrol
|oilsystem=
|coolingsystem=Air-cooled
|power=
  • 1,140 hp (850 kW) at 3,225 rpm for takeoff
  • 1,050 hp (783 kW) at 3,225 rpm at 5,000 ft (1,520 m)

|specpower=0.68 hp/in³ (30.83 kW/l)
|compression=7.2:1
|fuelcon=
|specfuelcon=0.43 lb/(hp·h) (261 g/(kW·h))
|oilcon=
|power/weight=0.81 hp/lb (1.33 kW/kg)
|reduction_gear=Farman epicyclic gearing, 0.444:1
}}

See also

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|see also=
|related=
  • Bristol Aquila

|similar aircraft=
|lists=
  • List of aircraft engines

|similar engines=
  • Fiat A.74
  • Gnome-Rhône 14N
  • Mitsubishi Kinsei
  • Nakajima Sakae
  • Piaggio P.XIX
  • Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
  • Shvetsov ASh-82
  • Tumansky M-88

}}

References

{{Commons category|Bristol Taurus}}

Notes

1. ^Lumsden 2003, p.115.
2. ^Lumsden, p.290. This reference is used for all variant HP figures.
3. ^List from Lumsden, the Taurus may not be the main powerplant for these aircraft types
4. ^Lumsden 2003, p.118.

Bibliography

  • Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines: From the Pioneers to the Present Day. 5th edition, Stroud, UK: Sutton, 2006.{{ISBN|0-7509-4479-X}}
  • Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and Their Aircraft. Marlborough, UK: Airlife Publishing, 2003. {{ISBN|1-85310-294-6}}.
  • White, Graham. Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II: History and Development of Frontline Aircraft Piston Engines Produced by Great Britain and the United States During World War II. Warrendale, Pennsylvania: SAE International, 1995. {{ISBN|1-56091-655-9}}
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