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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 chart and data detailing oil to water heat transmission for a Buick honeycomb film oil cooler.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 149a\2\  scan0313
Date  1st March 1930
  
CHART O/19 B 1/1
BUICK OIL COOLER
OIL TO WATER HEAT TRANSMISSION
HONEYCOMB FILM
FRONTAL AREA TO WATER FLOW = 8.27 SQ"
NO. OF TUBE COMBS = 116
COOLING SURFACE TO WATER = 225 SQ"
COOLING SURFACE TO OIL = 197 SQ"
DEPTH OF FILM = 3 1/4"
WATER INLET TEMP = 70°F
OIL MEAN TEMP = 170°F
WATER FLOW = 150 LBS/MIN
WATER FLOW = 1.26 FT/SECOND
MOBILOIL 'A' USED
FRONT VIEW
SECTION
SHADED AREA SHOWS OIL PASSAGE
Graph Details:
Y-Axis: B.T.U'S/HOUR/100°F TEMP. DIFF.
X-Axis: OIL FLOW LBS/MIN
X-Axis Scale: 10, 20, 30, 40
Y-Axis Scale: 10,000, 20,000, 30,000
Annotation: OIL FLOW CURVE ASSESSED AT 30 LBS/MIN WATER FLOW
Handwritten: EWB 1/3/30
  
  


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