Rolls-Royce Archives
         « Prev  Box Series  Next »        

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).
Diagram of an oil tank arrangement used in measuring heat flow to oil on Peregrine II engines, units 3 and 4.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 131\1\  scan0078
Date  8th February 1933
  
DIAGRAM OF ARRANGEMENT OF OIL TANK ETC USED IN MEASURING HEAT FLOW TO OIL ON PEREGRINE II UNITS NºS 3 + 4.
V1513
ENGINE TOP HALF
INLET THERMOMETER
OIL TO ENGINE BEARINGS ETC
RELEASE VALVE
COOLER
OUT
OIL PUMP
IN
ENGINE SUMP
SUMP DRAIN HOLE
OUTLET THERMOMETER, PLACED IN OIL STREAM OUT OF SUMP DRAIN
INLET PIPE TO PUMP
EXTERNAL OIL TANK
OIL RETURNS TO SUMP FROM ENGINE BEARINGS ETC, WHENCE IT PASSES THROUGH DRAIN HOLE TO TANK.
THE OIL FLOW IS MEASURED BY TAKING TIME FOR 1/2 GAL. FLOWING FROM DRAIN HOLE
Gag. 8-2-33.
  
  


Copyright Sustain 2025, All Rights Reserved.    whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble
An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙