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Concluding the cause of a broken 20HP exhaust manifold and recommending a fix.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\T\March1929-December1929\  Scan159
Date  17th June 1929
  
HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
E2/M17.6.29.
Copy to SG. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}
BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}
ORIGINAL
re. 20HP. EXHAUST MANIFOLD.
X5230.
We conclude from GWH {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} /13.6.29. that the exhaust pipe broke from restricted movement rather than the load due to sliding, and recommend still more clearance in the stud holes.
E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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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