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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).
Laboratory report comparing the percentage distillate of two different petrol spirits at various temperatures.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 50\3\  Scan162
Date  11th August 1921
  
COPY.

Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

H12/EB11.8.21.Laboratory.

Re 2 Petrols submitted today.

Tank. Bottles.
Lighter spirit Heavy spirit
(round bottle) (medicine bottle)
Temperature. Percentage distilate.
100 C 6.8 -
110 14.0 -
120 21.8 -
130 36.2 -
140 46.4 -
150 60.2 -
160 73.2 18.4
170 82.8 37.6
175 86.6
180 - 54.2
190 - 69.2
200 - 77.2
205 - 83.4

These are heavy spirits.

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