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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).
Graph plotting brake drum cooling rate against car speed for a 4G30 chassis under various configurations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 120\1\  scan0311
Date  12th February 1941
  
Handwritten note: RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JH/K/R 12-2-41
Top X-Axis: SPEED IN MILES PER HOUR.
Values: 60, 40, 20, 0
Right Y-Axis: COOLING RATE AT 150°C IN °C PER MINUTE.
Values: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
Bottom Title: BRAKE DRUM COOLING AGAINST SPEED OF CAR.
4G30 CHASSIS
FIGURE 1.
Legend:
1. O.S.F.
2. O.S.R. AIR-DEFLECTOR - NO COWL. 4 NOTCHES ON ADJUSTER OK.
3. "
4. "
5. " COWL FITTED
6. " COWL FITTED - NO AIR-DEFLECTOR
Text associated with dashed line: O.S.F. 11 & Y
  
  


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