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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).
Comparison of weight and cost savings with modified types of radiator matrices.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 150\3\  scan0107
Date  31th December 1936 guessed
  
WEIGHT & COST SAVINGS WITH MODIFIED TYPES OF RADIATOR MATRICES

CAR: PH. III
PRESENT STANDARD MATRIX: MARK VI WITH .006 TINNED WATERWAYS, .004 TINNED AIRWAYS. 84 M/M DEEP
PROPOSED STANDARD MATRIX: MARK VI WITH .005 TINNED WATERWAYS, .003 UNTINNED AIRWAYS. 84 M/M DEEP
WT SAVING LBS: 7.0
COST SAVING: AT LEAST 6/10
INCREASE IN COOLING: No ALTERATION

CAR: BENTLEY
PRESENT STANDARD MATRIX: MARK V WITH .006 TINNED WATERWAYS, .004 TINNED AIRWAYS, 58 M/M DEEP
PROPOSED STANDARD MATRIX: MARK VI WITH .005 TINNED WATERWAYS, .003 UNTINNED AIRWAYS, 52 M/M DEEP
WT SAVING LBS: 8.0
COST SAVING: AT LEAST 4/1
INCREASE IN COOLING: 9%

CAR: 25/30
PRESENT STANDARD MATRIX: MARK V WITH .006 TINNED WATERWAYS, .004 TINNED AIRWAYS, 58 M/M DEEP
PROPOSED STANDARD MATRIX: MARK V WITH .005 TINNED WATERWAYS, .003 UNTINNED AIRWAYS. 58 M/M DEEP
WT SAVING LBS: 5.0 (ESTIMATED)
COST SAVING: AT LEAST 4/3.
INCREASE IN COOLING: No ALTERATION.
  
  


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