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).
Graph-based report on experiments to reduce vehicle floor-board temperature.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\5\ scan0026 | |
Date | 28th December 1923 | |
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. Graph A Labels: TEMP. AIR UNDER SCUTTLE DASHBOARD TEMP. TEMP. AT PEDAL SLOTS EXPERIMENTS TO REDUCE FLOOR-BOARD TEMPERATURE. % 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) Graph B Labels: AIR AT DASH AIR AT PEDAL SLOTS AIR UNDER SCUTTLE Stamp Text: LIMITED ROOM. 28. DEC. 23 DERBY | ||