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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).
Performance chart for a Buick oil cooler, showing oil to water heat transmission characteristics.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 149a\2\  scan0311
Date  1st December 1933
  
CHART O/19 A
BUICK OIL COOLER
OIL TO WATER HEAT TRANSMISSION
FRONTAL AREA TO WATER FLOW = 1 FT²
COOLING SURFACE " " = 27.2 FT²
" " " OIL = 23.8 FT²
NO. OF TUBE COMBS = 2020
DEPTH OF FILM = 3 3/4"
OIL USED - MOBILOIL 'A'
CONSTANT OIL FLOW = 600 LBS/MIN
CONSTANT WATER FLOW = 260 GALLS/MIN
2 PASS FOR OIL FLOW
OIL TEMP 170°F
HONEYCOMB FILM.
FRONT VIEW
SECTION
SHADED AREA INDICATES OIL PASSAGE
Vertical Axis Label: B.T.U.'S / HOUR / FT² WATER / COOLING SURFACE / °F LOG. T.D.
Horizontal Axis Label (Middle): OIL FLOW LBS/MIN.
Horizontal Axis Label (Bottom): WATER FLOW GALLONS/MIN.
Curve Labels: OIL RATE, WATER RATE
Annotation: WATER VEL. / FT./SEC.
EWB 1/12/33
  
  


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