New asbestos and graphite packing for shock dampers which proved superior to felt.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 68\2\ scan0142 | |
| Date | 1st May 1926 | |
| To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /An. c. to CJ. BJ. c. to RG. {Mr Rowledge} R. {Sir Henry Royce} c. to DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} X8620 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 2/LGS. 5. 26. SHOCK DAMPERS. X235 We have found a packing composed of asbestos and graphite which is very much better than felt. We subjected this packing under the spring loaded gland to a test of double the severity of that mentioned in our report i.e. 20 minutes at 40 lbs/sq.in. pressure without obtaining any leak. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /W.A. Robotham. | ||
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).