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).
Design drawing of an F.XI rubber cylinder joint with dimensions and thermal expansion calculations.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65\4\ scan0109 | |
| Date | 1st October 1928 | |
| F.XI RUBBER CYL JOINT .0065 RUBBER RING COMPRESSION .020 .150 VOL SPACE A.A. APPROX .045 CU. INS VOL OF PROTRUDING RUBBER .033 CU. INS .4375 RAD 5.200 DIA AS CYL BLOCK HEATS UP CLEARANCE BETWEEN IT AND LINER INCREASES UNTIL AT 100°C IT IS .003 .0030 GAP BETWEEN ALUM CYL BLOCK AND STEEL LINER AT 100°C Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1/10/28 | ||