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).
Difficulties with the 'SS' water circulation drainage system and proposing a solution by altering a water pipe.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149a\1\ scan0020 | |
| Date | 4th September 1929 | |
| R.{Sir Henry Royce} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} +7150 E1/M9.4.29. & 'SS{S. Smith}' WATER CIRCULATION DRAINAGE. X.7250 X.7180 X.7150 Regarding the criticism on Ss.{S. Smith} that the water circulation system is not sufficiently drained, we find it is difficult to improve on the present position of the drain cock as far as we can judge without the model. The cock cannot be lower owing to a brake rope cutting through on the bump position directly underneath and also the cock must be fairly accessible. All we propose to do therefore for the present is to alter the shape of the water pipe as on the attached print of LsC.2668 so that the residual water is reduced to the minimum, instead of existing along the length of the pipe. This disposes of what appears to us to be the chief objection - e.g. that the chassis may be drained on an upward slope leaving the pump end of the existing pipe too full of water. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||