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).
Design considerations for engine pipework to prevent fuel accumulation and ensure smooth mixture flow.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\4\ scan0002 | |
| Date | 3rd June 1932 | |
| (2) E.4/HP.3.6.32. ------------ arranged that the high speed section was as straight and smooth as possible. This pipe from the blower must, of course, be so arranged that there is no tendency for petrol to accumulate in pools under average operating conditions. It is also considered desirable that where it joins on to the gallery pipe it should have sufficient length of straight between the last bend and the junction for the mixture to straighten out. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||