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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).
Performance comparison graph of different radiator core types, plotting HP dissipated and air pressure drop against air flow.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 149a\2\  scan0297
Date  1st April 1914
  
TOP LEFT SECTION:
NORRIS STRIP
FRONTAL AREA = 1 SQ FT
COOLING SURFACE = 26.4 SQ FT
FEET RUN TUBING = 66.5
WEIGHT OF TUBING = 4 LBS
WATER VELOCITY - 1.66 FT PER SEC
= 4.4 GALLONS PER MIN PER SQ FT
AIR INLET 100° F
WATER MEAN 200° F

DIAGRAM SECTION:
TUBE TYPE
TINNED COPPER GILL
SEAMED OVAL TUBES
DIMENSIONS:
6 3/4" WIDTH
9 1/16" PITCH
1 3/4"
2 1/2"
1/8"

AXES LABELS:
LEFT Y-AXIS: AIR PRESSURE (INCHES OF WATER) DROP IN STATIC
RIGHT Y-AXIS: HP DISSIPATED PER FRONTAL AREA
X-AXIS: AIR FLOW - CUBIC FT PER MIN. PER SQ FT FRONTAL AREA

GRAPH LINES:
HP DISSIPATED
COPPER GILLS
IRON GILLS
3/8 OLD TYPE FILM
HOT PRESSURE STRIP
FILM
AIR PRESSURE STRIP
CORD ELEMENT
TRUNK FORE AND AFT
  
  


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