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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).
Test schedule for radiator and cooling fan comparisons to be carried out at Brooklands.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 29\3\  Scan353
Date  12th October 1934
  
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12.10.34.

TESTS TO BE CARRIED OUT AT BROOKLANDS.

(1) Repeat Comparisons between 58 mm & 70 mm Harrison matrices.

Tests to be 30 M.P.H. full throttle
45 M.P.H. " "
60 M.P.H. light
Maximum speed full throttle.

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(2) Repeat above tests with radiator tested in France.

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(3) Repeat Hancocks tests with (a) Our 58 mm matrix
(b) 58 mm matrix tested in France.

Tests consist of :-
(1) 40 M.P.H., 3rd gear - full throttle
(2) 40, 60 80 M.P.H., Top Gear full throttle.

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(4) Compare standard Bentley fan, standard 20/25 fan, staggered 20/25 fan and Peregrine fan for cooling.

Tests at 30 M.P.H. - Full throttle.
60 M.P.H. - light
80 M.P.H. - Full throttle
(With Harrison 58 mm matrix).
  
  


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