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Radiator performance test results for a 40/50 HP engine under various conditions.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 38\2\  Scan212
Date  26th September 1924 guessed
  
RADIATOR TESTS ON 40/50 HP.
Temp. in °C. but Ht. units in B.T.Us. per min.

| Condit ions. | Eng. revs. per min. | Lbs. of water passing through radiator per min. | Radiator water. | Air flow through core. | H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} B.T.Us. min. accounted for by Radiator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | Top temp. | Bottom temp. | Entering air temp. | Leaving air temp. | |
| With bonnet - standard Fan. | 507 | 63.8 | 89.75 | 81.5 | 28 | 54 | 947 |
| | 1014 | 112.5 | 91 | 84 | 29 | 48.5 | 1417 |
| | 1521 | 175.3 | 91 | 84 | 29.5 | 42.5 | 2210 |
| | 2028 | 226.5 | 90.25 | 85.5 | 29 | 49 | 1935 |
| Bonnet removed - standard Fan. | 507 | 63.3 | 91 | 80.75 | 20.5 | 45 | 1150 |
| | 1014 | 115 | 92.25 | 83 | 23 | 40 | 1915 |
| | 1521 | 173 | 91 | 83.5 | 24 | 40.5 | 2310 |
| | 2028 | 234 | 91.5 | 86 | 25 | 41.5 | 2320 |
| With bonnet - 3-blade Fan. | 507 | 63.8 | 90 | 83 | 25.5 | 58 | 805 |
| | 1014 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --- |
| | 1521 | 170 | 90 | 84 | 27 | 53.5 | 1837 |
| | 2028 | 231 | 91 | 86 | 25.5 | 51 | 2079 |
  
  
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).


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