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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).
Chart and graph detailing the operating characteristics of different thermostat-operated shutters.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\U\August1930-November1930\  Scan142
Date  22th October 1930 guessed
  
THERMOSTAT OPERATED SHUTTERS PII

TABLE:
TYPE OF THERMOSTAT | MEAN RUNNING TEMP. | STARTS TO OPEN | STARTS TO CLOSE | FULL OPEN | FULL CLOSED
STANDARD | 55* | 56° | 58° | 61° | 48°
SPECIAL A | 62* | 61° | 63° | | 55°
SPECIAL B | 73°C | 73° | 75° | | 67°

* ESTIMATED FIGURE: A.B. TEMP NOT LOW ENOUGH TO RECORD ACTUAL TEMP.

GRAPH:
Y-AXIS: LBS. LOAD FROM THERMOSTAT (Scale from 40 PULL to 100 PUSH)
X-AXIS: TOP WATER TEMP. C° (Scale from 20 to 100)

GRAPH LABELS:
LOAD TO OPEN SHUTTERS 10 LBS.
LOAD TO CLOSE SHUTTERS 5LBS.
LOADS MEASURED ·250" FROM BOTTOM OF STROKE
CURVE LABELS: STANDARD, A, B
  
  


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