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 plotting top and bottom water temperatures against seven different engine cooling configurations during a Brooklands test.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 19\4\ Scan127 | |
Date | 2nd July 1930 | |
GRAPH III TEMPERATURE °C ① FULL WEAK NO FAN. ② AS ① BUT MIXTURE NORMAL NO FAN. ③ AS ② BUT FAN SPRING LOADED ④ AS ③ BUT FAN BELT CHOC À BLOC. ⑤ AS ④ BUT FAN 1" NEARER RAD. ⑥ AS ⑤ BUT DOUBLE RAD OUTLET ⑦ AS ⑥ BUT ALL BONNET SHUTTERS OPEN. TOP WATER TEMP BOTTOM WATER TEMP CONDITIONS FOR TEST ① ALL BONNET SHUTTERS CLOSED STANDARD UNDERSHIELD 62.5 M.P.H. ATS TEMP: 20°C 19 EX. CAR 11x41 AXLE BROOKLANDS TEST 2/7/30 | ||