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).
Graph showing the quantity of water displaced by steam formation in the cylinder blocks during engine tests.
Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\V\December1930-February1931\ Scan110 | |
Date | 9th January 1931 | |
INSTALLATION TESTS HART HEADER TANK. CURVE SHOWING QUANTITY OF WATER DISPLACED BY FORMATION OF STEAM IN THE CYL. BLOCKS. ENGINE TILTED 15°, RUN AT 1000 R.P.M. UNTIL WATER TEMP. GO THEN AT FULL THROTTLE NORMAL R.P.M. ENGINE RUN FOR 10 MINS WITH WATER TEMP @ 80°C. OUTLET 2250 R.P.M. GALLS TEMP. °C. TAKEN AT HEADER TANK. MINS. QUANTITY TAKEN TO FILL AIR SPACE IN CYLS. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS UP FULL THROTTLE R.P.M. 2250 WATER LEVEL IN THE HEADER TANK. COLD FILLING LEVEL T.A.G. 9.1.31 INSTALLATION TESTS MECCANO HANGAR CURVE 201 F | ||