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Performance data for a 40/50 HP engine cooling system, showing the effects of speed, ventilation, and fuel mixture.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 38\2\  Scan269
Date  23th March 1921 guessed
  
SHEET 4.

INCREASE IN EFFICIENCY OF 40/50 HP COOLING SYSTEM WITH SPEED.

20¼" matrix. Road speed. | δt | % difference from 'A'. | Critical atmospheric temperature.
20 M.P.H. - all closed. | 82.2°C | 'A' | 11.8°C
30 M.P.H. - " " | 77°C | 7.5% better. | 18°C
40 M.P.H. - " " | 71.6°C | 14% better | 23.4°C

40/50 HP. WITH 22¼" MATRIX AND LARGE SHUTTERS OPEN COMPARED WITH STD. HISPANO CONDITION 30 MPH.

Car and Ventilation details. | δt | % difference from 'A' | Critical atmospheric temperature.
40/50 HP. 22¼" Matrix. 4 large shutters. Total area 112 sq.in. | 62°C | 'A' | 33°C
Hispano - louvres. | 60.7°C | 2.1% better. | 34.3°C

AFFECT OF MIXTURE STRENGTH - HISPANO - 30 M.P.H.

Std. rad. conditions. Mixture control. | δt | % difference from 'A'. | Critical ats: temperature.
Strong mixture. | 58°C | 'A' | 37°C
Weak mixture. | 63.4°C | 9.3% worse. | 31.6°C

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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).


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