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).
Status report on single-cylinder and general engine research projects.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\3\ Scan217 | |
Date | 16th August 1935 | |
(7) ITEM. DESIGN POSITION. SINGLE CYLINDER AND GENERAL RESEARCH. Battery ignition coil and distributor unit for aero engines. In hand. Piston for single cylinder liquid cooled Exe with enlarged porting. In hand., 6 cyl. air cooled Exe engine:- flywheel and end cover. In hand. -do- motoring drive and crankshaft damper. In hand. -do- engine support feet. In hand. Mods. to dynamo for aero engine battery ignition. In hand. Single cylinder liquid cooled Exe:- mod. to block to prevent rings over-running ports. Completed 8.8.35. P.V.XII single cylinder unit. Merlin 'C' ramp head with inlet side plug. In hand. Investigation of high compression ratio: cyl.head to use Iso octane fuel. In hand. Investigation of the possibilities of the axial flow compressor. In hand. P.V.XII single cylinder unit:- modified cooling to head - Merlin 'C'. Completed 16.8.35. Aero Universal single cylinder unit:- coolant outlet from inlet side of head - Merlin 'D'. In hand. Exe single cylinder unit:- sleeve torque measuring device. Completed 12.8.35 | ||