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 | ||