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Test results for a large tube radiator on model 25-EX, comparing performance with shutters open and closed.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 11\3\  03-page442
Date  21th July 1931 guessed
  
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TESTS ON 25-EX (cont'd)
LARGE TUBE RADIATOR.

4 miles run each way on each test. Tests started at 75°C

| Shutters open at 60 MPH. | Shutters closed at 60 MPH. |
|---|---|
| AIR In | AIR Out | ZAMBRI THERM. In | ZAMBRI THERM. Out | AIR In | AIR Out | ZAMBRI THERM. In | ZAMBRI THERM. Out |
| 18 | 19 | 74 | 75 | 18 | 19 | 78 | 78 |
| 18 | 19 | 73 | 75 | 18 | 19 | 78 | 78 |
| 18 | 19 | 73 | 75 | 18.5 | 19 | 77 | 79 |
| 18 | 19 | 74 | 76 | 18.5 | 19 | 78 | 79.5 |

| Shutters open at 60 MPH. | Shutters closed at 60 MPH. |
|---|---|
| AIR In | AIR Out | ZAMBRI THERM. In | ZAMBRI THERM. Out | AIR In | AIR Out | ZAMBRI THERM. In | ZAMBRI THERM. Out |
| 19 | 19 | 74 | 76 | 19 | 19 | 76 | 77 |
| 19 | 19 | 73 | 77 | 19 | 19 | 77 | 78 |
| 19 | 19 | 73 | 78 | 19 | 19 | 78 | 79 |
| 20 | 19 | 74 | 78 | 19 | 19 | 78 | 79 |

| Shutters open at 60 MPH. | Shutters closed at 60 MPH. |
|---|---|
| AIR In | AIR Out | ZAMBRI THERM. In | ZAMBRI THERM. Out | AIR In | AIR Out | ZAMBRI THERM. In | ZAMBRI THERM. Out |
| 19 | 20 | 74 | 75 | 19 | 19 | 76 | 78 |
| 19.5 | 20 | 73 | 76 | 19 | 19 | 77 | 78 |
| 19 | 20 | 74 | 78 | 19 | 19.5 | 78 | 79 |
| 19 | 20 | 74 | 77 | 19 | 20 | 79 | 80 |

The above tests were done between 9.0 am and 11.0 am.
Readings taken at every mile.

A W Roberts
  
  
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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