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).
Request to Cleveland Petroleum for a 50-gallon drum of 'Discol' mixture and its technical specifications for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\4\ Scan337 | |
| Date | 13th October 1934 | |
| Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/6/KW. 13th October, 1934. The Cleveland Petroleum Products Co., Central House, Upper Woburn Place, LONDON, W.C.1. Dear Sirs, We are asking our Order Office to pass you an official order for a 50-gallon drum of your Cleveland "Discol" mixture. We shall be glad to have all available information with regard to this fuel, in particular its octane rating, specific gravity, latent heat, and any other details which you think may be of assistance to us for carrying out our tests. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||