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).
Reconsideration of front versus rear shutters for the Phantom II cooling system to aid petrol tank cooling.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 119\3\ scan0110 | |
| Date | 3rd September 1930 | |
| X1085 To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to C. HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}5/MJ.3.9.30. x766. x1085 x7260. PHANTOM II COOLING. Re. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}24/El.9.30. It was all arranged on the Experimental Dept's recommendation that the front shutters should be retained as they were the most efficient. It was afterwards re-considered by EJ. and R.{Sir Henry Royce} that it would be better to keep the rear shutters, with the idea that it would help to keep the petrol tank cooler. About that time we were having trouble with the excessive heat of the petrol. We attach herewith some notes relating to this. HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||