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).
The design and testing of a shock damper gland, referencing a similar design used in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 151\2\ scan0075 | |
| Date | 22th June 1933 | |
| X-698 BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /HEB. {H. Biraben} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Les. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Les.4/KT.22.6.33. SHOCK DAMPER GLAND HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1042. In order to copy the glands which we are testing and which we are now running in France, it is necessary that the pressure ring Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1041 should be a tight fit both on the shaft and in the gland cover. Hancock reports that this is intended to form a metal seal. Until we have completed further tests with this scheme we think production glands should be made exactly similar to those running in France. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Les. | ||