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Testing chart for a Luvax-Bijur central lubrication meter valve under specific pressure and temperature conditions.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 141\2\  scan0085
Date  2nd January 1931
  
LUVAX - BIJUR CENTRAL LUBRICATION
ROLLS ROYCE METER VALVE
TESTING CHART
TO BE TESTED AT A CONSTANT PRESSURE OF 100LBS PER SQ. INCH AT A TEMPERATURE OF 70°F

USING LUVAX OIL
| METER VALVE RATE | DURATION OF TEST | RATE OF FLOW PER MIN C.C. | TOLERANCE ALLOWED % | BURETTE READING CUBIC CENT | LIMITS |
|---|---|---|
| | MINS | SECS | | | | HIGH | LOW |
| NºOO | - | 30 | .0135 | ±40 | .40 | .56 | .24 |
| NºO | - | 30 | .0225 | ±25 | .67 | .84 | .50 |
| Nº1 | 9 | - | .072 | ±20 | .65 | .78 | .52 |
| Nº2 | 7 | - | .117 | ±20 | .82 | .98 | .65 |
| Nº3 | 3 | - | .279 | ±20 | .84 | 1.00 | .67 |

USING PRICE'S AMBER 'A' OIL
| METER VALVE RATE | DURATION OF TEST | RATE OF FLOW PER MIN C.C. | TOLERANCE ALLOWED % | BURETTE READING CUBIC CENT | LIMITS |
|---|---|---|
| | MINS | SECS | | | | HIGH | LOW |
| NºOO | - | 20 | .0200 | ±40 | .40 | .56 | .24 |
| NºO | - | 20 | .0335 | ±25 | .67 | .84 | .50 |
| Nº1 | 6 | - | .1083 | ±20 | .65 | .78 | .52 |
| Nº2 | 4 | 40 | .1757 | ±20 | .82 | .98 | .65 |
| Nº3 | 2 | - | .4200 | ±20 | .84 | 1.00 | .67 |

Side Bar (Left):
LUVAX LTD.
LARDEN ROAD, ACTON.
LONDON W.3.
DATE 2 - 1 - 31
FIRST MADE FOR
DRAWN BY WC
CHECKED BY
PASSED BY R.S. 2.1.31.
SUPERSEDES DRG.
Nº. OFF PER SET
PATTERN Nº
FINISH

Side Bar (Right):
THIS DRAWING MUST NOT BE SCALED
DRAWING No.
YS.O.I./56
  
  
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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