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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).
Blueprint diagram with annotations for the Curtis Conqueror cylinders.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 173\1\  img181
Date  20th January 1934 guessed
  
CURTIS CONQUEROR CYLS.
FLAT SURFACE
CAM DRIVE
BUTT-ENDED LINER SCREWED IN WHEN HEATED TO 360°F
SPRING LOADED GLAND RINGS HIGH-TEMP RUBBER
COPPER ASBESTOS GASKET BETWEEN HEAD AND SKIRT TO MAKE WATER JOINT
DESIGN DEMANDS EXTREME ACCURACY AS CYL. LINER SHOULD FIT TIGHTLY TO HEAD FACE
LOOSE SHELL BOLTED TO CYL HEAD
ALUM POULTICE HEAD
SCREENING IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE
  
  


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