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).
Inquiry into the effects of water loss on engine cooling temperature and the potential for an alarm system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 24\4\ Scan055 | |
| Date | 9th June 1922 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} X766 R1/M9.6.22. X.3456. X.766. In investigation of the effects of overheating of the water, we want you to tell us whether loss of water by ordinary drainage such as would occur with a leaky radiator or gland would result in the water getting too hot, in which case we could put on to the thermostat or thermometer an alarm signal. By the above para. I mean that even in cold weather should the water become short, does the temperature then considerably rise on what is left, which could naturally be made to pass the thermostat by the circulating pump. We assume that when the water becomes short the flow is intermittent. | ||