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).
Engine boiling test to observe water loss and check for cracks.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 24\4\ Scan064 | |
Date | 18th June 1923 guessed | |
dontd:- -2- advantage in this arrangement as regards the amount of water which is lost when the engine boils. We have boiled this engine for a full test on one occasion. So far, it has not developed cracks. We are proceeding to repeat the test. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||