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 function of a fuel pulverizer and its specifications, including jet size.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 42\1\ Scan113 | |
| Date | 10th February 1925 | |
| R.R. 493A (50m) (D.B. 175 25-9-24) J.H.D. -3- EXPERIMENTAL REPORT. Expl. No. REF.HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/TAG/LG10.2.25. the suction when on a delivery stroke and vice-versa, and the third on the filter [strikethrough]chamber[/strikethrough] cylinder, which helps to maintain a steady pressure in the pipe, in the case of a very long pipe line, as the filter is fitted on the 5-way jet distribution piece. Before the petrol actually arrives at the jet, it passes around the pulverizer. The pulveriser consists of a piece of brass .275" dia. and .325" long. with a coarse spiral thread cut with a double start (6ths.ins.) and is a good fit in the jet body so the petrol must pass around it. The jet size is .015". (see sketch) MADE AT CREWE HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/TAG. | ||