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Report from the London Midland & Scottish Railway Co. on the chemical analysis and examination of two oil samples.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 144\1\ scan0136 | |
| Date | 22th February 1926 | |
| C O P Y. London Midland & Scottish Ryl. Co., Chief Mechanical Engineers Dept., Chemist Office, Calvert Street, Derby. 22nd. Feb. 1926. REPORT ON 2 SAMPLES OF OIL. MESSRS. ROLLS-ROYCE, DERBY. The two samples received were labelled 'A' and 'B'. Results of examination :- 'A' 'B' Appearance in ¼" cell ... Dark orange, transparent, bright, greenish fluorescence. Dark orange, transparent, nearly bright, greenish fluorescence. Slightly paler than 'A' Specific gravity at 60ºF 0.9032 0.9096 Efflux time (Redwood) seconds. at 70ºF 1920 2407 at 140ºF 226 241 at 212ºF 65 65 Flashing point (close test) 398ºF 408ºF Cold test (setting point). 20º - 23ºF 9º - 12ºF Volatility (loss in weight) in 1 hr. at 370ºF in a current of air). 7.70% 9.34% Free fatty acid .......... 0.4% 0.1% Composition :- Mineral oil ............. 88.8 95.5 Fixed oil ............... 11.2 4.5 .......................... 100.0 100.0 The results of a detailed examination of the fatty acids (and alcohols) separated from the mixtures indicate that the fixed oil contained in sample 'A' is a mixture in equal parts by weight of sperm oil and a non-drying oil, mostly probably lard oil. The fixed oil in sample 'B' has the properties of cocoanut oleine. Comparative tests have also been made by intermittently heating the oils to a temperature of 200ºC for 24 hrs. in order to ascertain the amount of alteration in the viscosity of the oil and the separation of asphaltic bodies insoluable in very light petroleum (Pentane). contd :- | ||