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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).
Status report on single-cylinder and general engine research projects.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 30\3\  Scan217
Date  16th August 1935
  
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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
  
  


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