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).
Blueprint for a proposed arrangement of a car testing plant.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\3\ Scan173 | |
| Date | 28th September 1937 | |
| HEENAN & FROUDE LTD WORCESTER ENGINEERING WORKS WORCESTER. PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT OF CAR TESTING PLANT. SCALE 1/2" = 1 FOOT. MESSRS. ROLLS ROYCE LTD. Centrifugal Fan. Fan Outlet 36" Dia. 25 H.P. Dynamometer. Weighing Gear. Air Trunking. Acoustical Lining. Air Stream Straightening Honeycomb. Observation Window. 24'-0" over Settling Chamber. 36" x 36" square. 6'-0" Test Nozzle Bore. 5 Ton Transverse Ply Tyres on Drums. Air Inlet to Engine. Exhaust Gases. Pressure Tapping. Movable Ramp. Permanent Ramp. Air Outlet on Ground Floor. Control Panel. Water Thermometer (Inlet). Water Thermometer (Outlet). B.H.P. Corrected Reading to be given by pointer on large dial. Dynamometer Loading. Air Temperature Indicator. Dynamometer Isolator. Grade Indicating Mechanism. Exhaust Gas Analyser. Dynamometer. Transmission Casing. Weighing Gear. Driving Shafts. Brakes Testing Gear. Drums. TRACED BY C.T.C. CHECKED BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||