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).
On the results of tests for insulating the exhaust to reduce heat on the floorboards and under the scuttle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 53\4\ Scan108 | |
| Date | 21th December 1923 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} oy X4613 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG21.12.23 40/50 - HEAT ON FLOORBOARDS AND UNDER SCUTTLE. X4613 X849 We carried out a further series of tests of insulating the exhaust. The tests so far with this show that there will be a considerable drop in temperature if we can find a practical means of heat insulating the exhaust pipes. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||