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).
Specifications for an exhaust system for a 6-B-IV model undergoing a 15,000 miles test.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\1\ scan0117 | |
Date | 22th May 1936 | |
To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} X-200 a (4) Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}17/KW.22.5.36. Exhaust System for 6-B-IV - 15,000 miles test. (a) Straight through downtake pipe from manifold to 2nd expansion box - made in Mild Steel 14 SWG. aluminized the whole length, lagged with .312" asbestos rope. (b) EB-421 silencer shell in 16 SWG. - S/M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} (c) EB-1504 Sleeve in 16 SWG. - S/M, instead of staybright. (d) EB-978 rear intermediate pipe in 16 SWG. - S/M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} (e) RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}-10 rear silencer - shell and top hats in 16 SWG. and end pieces in 14 SWG. - S/M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} (f) Tail pipe 1.500" dia. instead of 2.00" dia. in 16 SWG. material. Lagging covers in 24 SWG. - S/M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Nickel plated. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/G.H.Whyman. | ||