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).
Letter from Ethyl Export Corporation discussing treatments for exhaust pipes to prevent corrosion from Ethyl gasoline.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\1\ scan0096 | |
| Date | 6th January 1936 | |
| CABLEGRAMS: ETHYLPORT.LONDON. TELEGRAMS: ETHYLPORT.SOWEST. ETHYL EXPORT CORPORATION Incorporated in the State of Delaware, U.S.A. with limited liability. THAMES HOUSE, MILLBANK LONDON, S.W.1 Telephone: VICTORIA 5520 Head Office: 135 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK, U.S.A 6th January, 1936. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, Esq., Experimental Department, Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}, Many thanks for your letter of the 4th January. With reference to an exhaust system which will stand up to Ethyl gasoline without corroding, I have to-day written to the States asking if they will send me full details by return, because, personally, I have no knowledge of the treatment mentioned by Grylls. I am wondering whether the calorized pipe would do the job, and in this connection I am enclosing a photostat copy of an article recently produced in the Oil and Gas Journal. Perhaps such pipes could be treated inside and, according to the enclosed article, if pipes with this treatment will stand up to Refinery Still tubes, they ought to stand up to attack by the exhaust products. I will, however, advise you as soon as I receive an answer to my letter. With kind regards, Yours sincerely, F.R. Banks FRB/BB P.S. What about trying this "metallization" process i.e., the treatment of the surfaces by spraying on aluminium? FRB | ||