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).
Confirmation of a wire regarding a crack in an engine's exhaust valve seat and suggested failure analysis.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 42\2\ Scan063 | |
Date | 2nd June 1922 | |
S.S. & Co. (100 T) (S.H. 798. 16-12-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2948 ORIGINAL CONFIRMATION OF WIRE. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} RECEIVED JUN 6 1922 WEST WITTERINGHenry Royce's home town. 2nd June 1922. ROYCAR. DERBY. HIVES - MINUTE CRACK FOUND IN EXHAUST VALVE SEAT OF NUMBER FOUR ENGINE. SUGGEST IT IS NOT LOSS OF WATER BUT EXPLOSIVE STRESS WITH EXPANSION STRESSES WHICH CAUSES FAILURE. EXAMINE HEADS WHICH HAVE DONE MUCH WORK, TEST WITH EXTRA HIGH COMPRESSION AND BAD DETONATIONS ALSO HYDRAULICALLY TO FIND PRESSURE NECESSARY TO FRACTURE. ROYCE. | ||