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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).
Table of temperature readings in degrees Celsius for Ph.III Cylinder Heads under various test conditions.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 93\4\  scan0039
Date  27th June 1936 guessed
  
(A) Temperatures in °C. at various points in Ph.III Cylinder Heads.

Note: All numbers etc. of thermocouples & thermometers refer to diagram (1). 'A' series of tests.

Point at which temperature was recorded (see diagram)
Condition of
Test Thermo-Couple Number Thermo couple Thermo Thermo-meter on 'B' head
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 on 'E' meter in pocket at front
head as A B
(5) on A

(1) Heads as std. 'A' series of tests.
a) 2500 rpm.) Full throt- 74 78 78 78 84 93 90 86 86 89 83 82 73 74
b) 750 rpm.) tle. 73 79 80 78 93 101 90 90 89 96 85 82 73 72

(2) As diagram (2). 'A' series of tests.
a) 2500 rpm.) Full throt- - 79 - 78 85 82 - - - - - 77 74 -
b) 750 rpm.) tle. - 77 - 77 88 86 - - - - - 78 74 -

(3) As diagram (3). 'A' series of tests. thermo-couples
11 12
(a) 2500 rpm.) Full throt- 80 85 - - - - 85 - 86 - - 86 76 77 74
(b) 750 rpm.) tle. 79 85 - - - - 84 - 85 - - 85 75 76 73

(4) As diagram (4). 'A' series of tests.
Full throttle - 73 - - - - - 73 - 84 - - 84 74 72 76
2500 rpm.

(5) As diagram (5). 'A' series of tests.
Full throttle - 75 - - - - - 77 - 80 - - 78 76 72 86
2500 rpm.
  
  


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