Test results of capacity tests made on a lower half on Clan rig.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\6\ scan0082 | |
| Date | 5th August 1940 | |
| Mr. Wheeler. from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GB. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GB.1/ML.5.8.40. LOWER HALF RIG TEST. Results of capacity tests made today on lower half on Clan rig, were as follows :- | Pump Speed. r.p.m. | Time for 1.5 galls. seconds. | Average Flow. pints/hr. | Min: permissable Flow. pints/hr. | |--------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------| | 370 | 80: 82-1/5 | 532 | 520 | | 1590 | 16: 16.8 | 2630 | 2600 | | 2140 | 11-1/5 : 12-2/5 - 12. | 3630 | 3500 | During the above tests the corrected temperature was 76 deg. C. The Auxiliary oil pressure was 9 lbs/sq. ins. at 1590 r.p.m. The temperature for the "cold oil" tests was 28 deg. C. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GB. | ||
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).