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Graph from a Brooklands test showing top and bottom water temperatures under various fan and radiator conditions.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 92\2\  scan0093
Date  2nd July 1930
  
GRAPH III
TEMPERATURE °C
90
85
80
75
70
65
60
① FULL WEAK NO FAN.
② AS ① BUT MIXTURE NORMAL NO FAN.
③ AS ② BUT FAN SPRING LOADED
④ AS ③ BUT FAN BELT CHOC À BLOC.
⑤ AS ④ BUT FAN 1" NEARER RAD:
⑥ AS ⑤ BUT DOUBLE RAD: OUTLET
⑦ AS ⑥ BUT ALL BONNET SHUTTERS OPEN.
TOP WATER TEMP
BOTTOM WATER TEMP
CONDITIONS FOR TEST ①
ALL BONNET SHUTTERS CLOSED
STANDARD UNDERSHIELD
62.5 M.P.H. ATS TEMP: 20°C
19 EX. CAR 11 x 41 AXLE
BROOKLANDS TEST 2/7/30
  
  
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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