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).
Solutions for car overheating in Australia, including a sketch of a fan housing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 24\4\ Scan024 | |
| Date | 24th May 1916 | |
| To Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} from St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} S9/DB{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}24516. May 24th, 1916. RE AUSTRALIA. With reference to your memo CP24/M23516, re overheating on our cars, in which you ask if I have anything further to add to Mr Platford's remarks, I certainly agree with Mt Platford that two bonnets should be supplied, but I should go further and say that we ought to arrange to speed up the fan in hot weather. We might run the fan in a sort of housing, as per sketch hereunder, which would cause more air to be delivered. This in combination with the speeding up of the fan and a louvred bonnet to get the hot air away, ought to considerably minimise if not cure the trouble. I doubt whether the suggestion, re oil radiator is exactly what we want in this case. I think that the more efficient cooling of the water would be the best solution, but I am entirely in agreement with his suggestion re automatic temperature control, and certainly think that all our cars should be fitted with a thermostat, as there is practically only one temperature at which an internal combustion engine will run most efficiently. [Handwritten number on left margin]: 766 [Handwritten note at bottom]: Am calling W's attention to above | ||