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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).
Test results for six 'Smith Calorstat' units with 'H' filling, measuring pull and push load at various temperatures.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 39\4\  Scan222
Date  12th January 1931
  
"SMITH CALORSTAT" TESTS.
"H" FILLING - 6 OFF RECEIVED FROM BY/SS.{S. Smith}

TABLE DATA:
HEADER: TEMP °C. | LOAD REQ'D TO MAINTAIN SYLPHON IN SHUTTERS CLOSED POSITION-LB-
SUB-HEADERS: | N° 1 | N° 2 | N° 3 | N° 4 | N° 5 | N° 6.

PULL SECTION:
20°C. | 40.7 LB. | — | 37.6 LB. | — | 39.1 LB. | —
30°C. | 37.6 " | 31.5 LB. | — | 37.6 LB. | — | 36 LB.
40°C. | 34.6 " | 28.5 " | 31.5 " | — | 31.5 " | —
50°C. | 30 " | — | — | 24 " | — | 28.5 "
60°C. | 20.9 " | 16.3 " | 16.3 " | 19.4 " | 17.75 " | —
70°C. | 10.25 " | — | — | — | — | 8.75 "

CHANGE TEMP: | 76°C. | 74.5°C. | 75°C. | 75.5°C. | 76°C. | 74.5°C.

PUSH SECTION:
80°C. | 10.5 " | 11.5 " | 10.5 " | 12.5 " | 13.5 " | 12.5 "
90°C. | 25.5 " | 25.5 " | 29.5 " | 25.5 " | 26.5 " | 26.5 "
98°C. | 46.5 " | 46.5 " | 52.5 " | 50.5 " | 53.5 " | 55.5 "

STAMP:
ROLLS-ROYCE, LIMITED
[EXPERIM]ENT ROOM,
14 JAN 31
DERBY.
  
  


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