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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).
Blueprint graph comparing air temperature rise across a radiator with the bonnet on and off at various road speeds.

Identifier  Morton\M19\  img290
Date  23th September 1931 guessed
  
25 EX. COOLING TESTS :-
AIR TEMPERATURE RISE ACROSS RADIATOR.
AIR TEMPERATURE RISE FROM FRONT OF RADIATOR
USING 3 1/2 " HEXAGONAL MATRIX TUBES.

Left Graph:
BONNET OFF.
AVERAGE AIR TEMP: 12.5 °C
CYLINDER WATER TEMP:- 57.5 °C
CYLINDER WATER TEMP:- 85 °C

Right Graph:
BONNET ON.
CYLINDER WATER TEMP
CYLINDER WATER TEMP

Y-Axis: AIR TEMPERATURE INCREASE (°C)
X-Axis: ROAD SPEED (M.P.H.)
Axis values: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60

Bottom Legend:
AIR TEMP. RISE ACROSS RADIATOR:- 1) LOW WATER TEMP.
AIR TEMP. RISE FRONT OF RADIATOR TO FLOORBOARDS: 1) LOW WATER TEMP.

Right Graph Note:
SHADED AREA REPRESENTS
DUE TO EXHAUST AND
  
  


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