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).
E.A.C-1 engine investigations concerning the boiler and hot-spot draining scheme during cold starts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 72\4\ scan0064 | |
| Date | 16th November 1923 | |
| R.R. 493 (40 H) (SL 42 12-7-23). J.H., D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} X9770 EXPERIMENTAL REPORT. COPIES TO: R.CJ. BJ. WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} PN.{Mr Northey} OY. Expl. No. X9770 9070 REF. Hsl/LG16.11.23. OBJECT OF TEST. E.A.C-1 ENGINE INVESTIGATIONS. TESTER. A.C.Lovesey. CONDITIONS. Engine test bench. SUMMARY OF TEST. We recommend that the boiler in connection with the draining scheme should be separate to the hot-spot. We consider that it is only when the engine is started from cold that there should be any appreciable precipitation. We do not wish the hot-spot to be cooled by the petrol draining into it. The capacity of the boilers incorporated in the hot-spot is not sufficient to deal with the amount of petrol collected when starting from cold. Springfield insist that the boilers should have a capacity of over 1 pint on the 40/50 HP. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||