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).
Test report on the initial pumping times for a large type Model 'C' A.C. petrol pump.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\2\ Scan087 | |
| Date | 23th August 1932 | |
| For Files. X2677. 23.8.32. A.C. PETROL PUMP - LARGE TYPE - MODEL "C". TESTED AS SUPPLIED. .250" STROKE. C & S OF FABRIC REMAINING HOLES 3.437". The following Initial Pumping times were recorded, the pump being run dry after each test. Both 5/16" & ¼" diam suction pipe lines were tested. 5/16" DIA SUCTION PIPE. Initial Pumping Time at 20 R.P.M. 42 secs. " " " " " 50 R.P.M. 16 secs. " " " " " 75 R.P.M. 10 secs. ¼" DIA SUCTION PIPE. Initial Pumping Time at 20 R.P.M. 28 secs. " " " " " 50 R.P.M. 13 secs. " " " " " 75 R.P.M. 8 secs. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/W.Bell. Print Att: | ||