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).
Technical specification and analysis of the radiator and shutters from a Morris Oxford car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 16\2\ Scan075 | |
| Date | 8th February 1933 | |
| X 7250 E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid{A. J. Lidsey}, c. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}9/KT. 8.2.33. RADIATORS. Further to our Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}7/MA.31.1.33. We attach herewith particulars of the shutters as fitted on the Morris Oxford car. In addition we give the following particulars of the radiator. Weights. Complete radiator (empty) 51.1875 lbs. Shutters & frame. 8.625 " Radiator Shell. 6.6875 " Thermostat & Controls. 1.500 " Matrix, top and bottom tanks and side plates complete 34.375 " Water. 17.5 " Complete radiator (full) 68.6875 " Weight of one shutter (22.25" long) .375 " Matrix. Frontal Area = 382 sq.in. Thickness = 2.00" Water Capacity Bottom tank and matrix .875 galls. Top tank. .875 " Total. 1.75 galls. The shutters on this radiator are a very good job, they look well, are entirely free from waves, and are as stiff as our own; they are essentially designed for cheap production. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey} | ||