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 lining temperature against distance for a 3 1/2 Litre Bentley.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\1\ scan0037 | |
Date | 4th March 1936 guessed | |
BRAKE LINING TEMPERATURE TESTS - BENTLEY TESTS CARRIED OUT ON 3 1/2 B.W. FERODO MZ LININGS. BRASS RIVETS IN CONTACT WITH DRUM, STEEL SHOES TEMPERATURE MEASURED BY THERMO-COUPLES IN CENTRE RIVET OF LEADING SHOES ON NEAR SIDE WHEELS 3 1/2 LITRE BENTLEY Y-AXIS LABEL: BRAKE LINING TEMPERATURE °F (SEE NOTE) X-AXIS LABEL: DISTANCE - MILES (SEE NOTE 2) GRAPH DATA: REAR BRAKES FRONT BRAKES NOTE 1: THE TEMPERATURES RECORDED ARE THE MAX. READING AFTER EVERY HEAVY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. THE TEMPERATURE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE APPLICATIONS IS NOT SHOWN. NOTE 2: THE DISTANCE SCALE IS APPROXIMATE ONLY. THE READINGS ARE SPACED AT REGULAR INTERVALS ON THE CURVE WHEREAS ACTUALLY THEY OCCURRED AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS. | ||