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).
Issues with screwed exhaust joints on the Goshawk 11 engine and recommending a solution.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 48\4\ Scan165 | |
| Date | 29th September 1921 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 4238 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG29.9.21 4238 GOSHAWK 11. EXHAUST JOINTS. The screwed exhaust joint on the manifold is the type which the end of the pipe is opened out and the pressure of the nut is supposed to cause the pipe to bed on the spherical seating. We find that this type of joint is very successful on the small diameter copper pipes but we have had a considerable amount of trouble in trying to make this joint tight with the larger diameter steel pipe. We recommend that we use a joint similar to what has proved successful on the 40/50 H.P. chassis. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} (Upside down text) R.R. 2382 (100) (L.001 S.H) (S.L) 798 (10-12-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2948 | ||