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).
Chart comparing overheating test results for a Silver Ghost and a Hispano Suiza under various ventilation conditions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 113\2\ scan0097 | |
| Date | 15th May 1925 | |
| OVERHEATING TESTS SILVER GHOST AND HISPANO SUIZA CONDITIONS OF TEST ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AT WHICH THE COOLING WATER WILL INEVITABLY BOIL DRIVING FOR SUFFICIENTLY LONG ON FULL THROTTLE AT THE SPEED AND UNDER THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED N.B ENGINE WILL NOT BOIL AT TEMPERATURES COVERED BY LINES DEGREES CENTIGRADE 40/50 SILVER GHOST 4.8 TUBES 2 1/4" MATRIX HEIGHT ROAD SPEED 30 M.P.H. STANDARD VENTILATION 4" X 10.5 NO FAN STANDARD NO VENTILATION REAR SHUTTERS OPEN FRONT SHUTTERS OPEN ALL SHUTTERS OPEN LOUVRES BONNET BONNET TOP OFF BONNET SIDES OFF HISPANO SUIZA LOUVRES STANDARD ROAD SPEED 30 M.P.H. NO FAN STANDARD DEGREES CENTIGRADE STAMP: 15 MAY 1925 D.L. HANDWRITTEN: 14/5/25 GRM | ||