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).
Testing chart for a Luvax-Bijur central lubrication meter valve under specific pressure and temperature conditions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 141\2\ scan0085 | |
| Date | 2nd January 1931 | |
| LUVAX - BIJUR CENTRAL LUBRICATION ROLLS ROYCE METER VALVE TESTING CHART TO BE TESTED AT A CONSTANT PRESSURE OF 100LBS PER SQ. INCH AT A TEMPERATURE OF 70°F USING LUVAX OIL | METER VALVE RATE | DURATION OF TEST | RATE OF FLOW PER MIN C.C. | TOLERANCE ALLOWED % | BURETTE READING CUBIC CENT | LIMITS | |---|---|---| | | MINS | SECS | | | | HIGH | LOW | | NºOO | - | 30 | .0135 | ±40 | .40 | .56 | .24 | | NºO | - | 30 | .0225 | ±25 | .67 | .84 | .50 | | Nº1 | 9 | - | .072 | ±20 | .65 | .78 | .52 | | Nº2 | 7 | - | .117 | ±20 | .82 | .98 | .65 | | Nº3 | 3 | - | .279 | ±20 | .84 | 1.00 | .67 | USING PRICE'S AMBER 'A' OIL | METER VALVE RATE | DURATION OF TEST | RATE OF FLOW PER MIN C.C. | TOLERANCE ALLOWED % | BURETTE READING CUBIC CENT | LIMITS | |---|---|---| | | MINS | SECS | | | | HIGH | LOW | | NºOO | - | 20 | .0200 | ±40 | .40 | .56 | .24 | | NºO | - | 20 | .0335 | ±25 | .67 | .84 | .50 | | Nº1 | 6 | - | .1083 | ±20 | .65 | .78 | .52 | | Nº2 | 4 | 40 | .1757 | ±20 | .82 | .98 | .65 | | Nº3 | 2 | - | .4200 | ±20 | .84 | 1.00 | .67 | Side Bar (Left): LUVAX LTD. LARDEN ROAD, ACTON. LONDON W.3. DATE 2 - 1 - 31 FIRST MADE FOR DRAWN BY WC CHECKED BY PASSED BY R.S. 2.1.31. SUPERSEDES DRG. Nº. OFF PER SET PATTERN Nº FINISH Side Bar (Right): THIS DRAWING MUST NOT BE SCALED DRAWING No. YS.O.I./56 | ||