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).
How alterations to a petrol pump's suction passages and valve ports affected its efficiency.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\W\September1931-November1931\ Scan079 | |
| Date | 14th November 1931 | |
| ORIGINAL To R.{Sir Henry Royce} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to S. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/WJ.14.11.31. X7460 Attached hereto is the second report on the petrol pump shewing how the slight alterations to the suction passages and valve ports affected the efficiency of the pump. It will be noted that Test 9 shews that there is little or no difference between 8 cc. and 100 cc. Air bottle. We hope to have the latest pump on test within the next few days. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||