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).
Experimental tests on Luxorbo gland packing and comparing it with asbestos glands.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\1\ scan0098 | |
| Date | 31th October 1928 | |
| To BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} x4469 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 5/LG31.10.28. LUXORBO GLAND PACKING. x4590 Our experimental tests with the Luxorbo gland packing our encouraging. We think that this gland is quite good but it does not easily accommodate itself to a spring load as the asbestos' gland. What we feel would be ideal for water pumps is a nitrogen steel shaft with asbestos gland which would overcome the trouble of scoring. Luxorbo packing certainly seems to be better than any other proprietory brand we have tested. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||