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).
Blueprint for an Auto Klean Strainer, detailing its dimensions, materials, and capacity.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\1\ Scan137 | |
| Date | 13th April 1927 guessed | |
| SHEET No 1018 INLET & OUTLET BOSSES 2 3/8" DIA (AS SHOWN TAPPED 1" WHIT GAS THREAD) AUTO KLEAN STRAINER TAPPED 1" GAS FIXING FLANGE CAST ON EACH SIDE 2-3/8 WHIT HOLES IN EACH FLANGE TYPE K PRICES (Approx) CAST IRON BODY WITH STEEL INTERNALS CAST IRON BODY WITH PHOSPHOR BRONZE INTERNALS £7-10-0. BRASS BODY WITH PHOSPHOR BRONZE INTERNALS £8-10-0. STAMP: AUTO-KLEAN STRAINERS LD., 40, Trinity Square, London, E.C.3. DRAWING No. H284/2M SERVICE: THIS STRAINER IS SUITABLE FOR USE ON ENGINES & PLANTS OF ALL KINDS, FUEL SYSTEMS, LUBRICATING OIL SYSTEMS, PETROL, PARAFFIN OR WATER INSTALLATIONS. MANY OTHER USES WILL SUGGEST THEMSELVES. SPECIFICATIONS TABLE: APPROXIMATE CAPACITY: 600 GALLONS/HR * CAPACITY OF SUMP CHAMBER: 7.5 CUB INS. CARTRIDGE STRAINING MESH: GAUZE MESH: 30x30, 40x40, 60x60, 100x100 SLOT EQUIVALENT: .020", .015", .010", .006" RATIO OF CLEAR AREA THROUGH CARTRIDGE TO PIPE AREA: FOR 1" BORE PIPE 9.7:1, 8.4:1, 6.7:1, 3.7:1 MATERIALS: STRAINER IS MADE OF CAST IRON OR GUNMETAL, INTERNALS OF STEEL OR PHOSPHOR BRONZE. APPROX NET WEIGHT: 7 1/2 LBS IN CAST IRON MAXIMUM WORKING PRESSURE: 50 LBS./SQ IN. TEST PRESSURE 100 LBS/SQ IN. SCREWED CONNECTION: STOCKED 1" GAS. (CAN BE SCREWED 1 1/4" GAS AS A MAXIMUM) * THIS FIGURE IS BASED ON THE SPEED OF A FREE FLOWING LIQUID SUCH AS WATER VIZ:- (5'/SEC.) by DETERMINING THE... | ||