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).
Graphs detailing experiments to reduce floor-board temperature through various insulation and airflow modifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 53\4\ Scan115 | |
| Date | 23th December 1925 | |
| EXPERIMENTS TO REDUCE FLOOR-BOARD TEMPERATURE. Graph A: RISE IN C° ABOVE ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE. STANDARD CONDITION. I PEDAL SLOTS FILLED IN. II AS IN I, FLYWHEEL GUARD AND UNDERSHIELD ALTERED. III AS IN I & II, PEDALS COWLED IN, INGRESS OF AIR PREVENTED. IV AS IN I, II & III, CORK ON THE FLOOR. V AS IN I, II, III & IV, CORK AGAINST DASHBOARD. TEMP. AIR UNDER SCUTTLE. DASHBOARD TEMP. TEMP AT PEDAL SLOTS. A Graph B: % DECREASE IN RISE OF TEMPERATURE COMPARED WITH STANDARD. CONDITION I (AS IN GRAPH A) CONDITION II (AS IN GRAPH A) CONDITION III (AS IN GRAPH A) CONDITION IV (AS IN GRAPH A) CONDITION V (AS IN GRAPH A) AIR AT DASH. AIR UNDER SCUTTLE. AIR AT PEDAL SLOTS. B Stamp: ROLLS-ROYCE, LIMITED PRINT ROOM 23 DEC 25 | ||