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Comparison table of temperature readings at various positions on a Wraith cylinder head at full throttle.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 175\5\  img028
Date  12th April 1938 guessed
  
COMPARISON OF TEMPERATURE AT VARIOUS POSITIONS ON WRAITH CYLINDER HEAD.

ALL TESTS AT FULL THROTTLE.

R.P.M. | Temp. in outlet pipe from engine. | Temp. at proposed revised front position. | Temp. at rear position (original).
500 | 90 | 94 | 76
1,000 | 83 | 86 | 73
1,500 | 77 | 78 | 68.
2,000 | 74 | 75 | 66.
2,500 | 81 | 82 | 73
3,000 | 79 | 80 | 72.
3,500 | 84 | 85 | 77.
4,000 | 82 | 83 | 76.

Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std.
  
  
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).


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