Suggesting experiments to reduce oil consumption for the Peregrine engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 169\4\ img245 | |
| Date | 8th March 1933 | |
| mis. RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} 6/KT. 8.3.33. PEREGRINEExperimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine OIL CONSUMPTION. We wish to do some experiments to reduce the oil consumption on this engine and suggest - (1) .015 chamfer on the scraper ring, the groove being shallower to increase the unit pressure Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 945. (2) Chamfer the gas ring next above the scraper ring as shown on Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 949. (3) Wide groove ring like the one that has been successful on the KestrelAero Engine - Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 947. (4) Two scraper rings, the upper one to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 946 fitted to the existing piston E.100525 modified to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 948. Will you please therefore prepare the necessary parts for these experiments, which will be carried out on the test bed. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} | ||
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).