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).
Laboratory report detailing the distillation and analysis of a 50/50 Petrol-Benzole sample.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 20\6\ Scan075 | |
| Date | 16th January 1925 guessed | |
| 4985 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} for Mr.Robotham H16/EA16125 Laboratory. Exptl.Dept. C. Sent to Rq. Re Sample of 50/50 Petrol-Benzole Distillation:- Specific Gravity .815 Initial Boiling Point ------- 40°C Final Boiling Point -------- 213°C Total Distillate ----------- 97.5% Residue ------------------ 1.5% Loss --------------------- 1.0% Temperature °C % Distillate 80 -------- 3.0 90 -------- 38.0 100 ------- 52.5 110 ------- 65.5 120 ------- 73.5 130 ------- 80.0 140 ------- 83.0 150 ------- 86.0 160 ------- 89.0 170 ------- 91.0 180 ------- 93.0 190 ------- 94.5 200 ------- 95.5 Analysis. Olefines and Di-olefines ----- 31.2% Aromatic Hydro-carbons ----- 31.4% Paraffins & Cyclo-paraffins- 37.4% H1. HE | ||