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).
The production of a sylphon tube, including a dimensional sketch for a 40/50 HP chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 181\M11\ img220 | |
| Date | 18th September 1919 | |
| To WD.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Copy to SJ. " " BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} " " EPC. ORIGINAL 3. S.B/G18/9/19. S.D. RECEIVED 23 SEP 1919 X 3652 RE SYLPHON TUBING. In accordance with Mr. Royce's instructions would you kindly enquire whether the metal spinners and pressers in Birmingham can produce a sylphon tube from a plain tube made by a cartridge like process. We send you herewith a model of a 2.375 diameter sylphon tube. On the sketch below we give the dimensions of the actual sylphon tube that we propose to fit on the 40/50 H.P. chassis, which we want the Birmingham people to make if possible. Sketch details: Dimensions: 2.000", 1.375", 1.900, 0.072 Notes: E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} (18) No of corrugations to be as shown THICKNESS OF MATERIAL ABOUT .006 AS MODEL 9. | ||