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).
Recommendations for oil tank design, including temperature management, cooling baffles, and drainage.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\3\ scan0003 | |
| Date | 11th November 1932 | |
| - 2 - in the fuel tank, and the oil in the oil tank, the latter reading on the oil scale being obtained on pressing a button. An oil temperature thermometer will not be required as this is something that does not interest the driver, and if the installation is satisfactorily arranged in the first place a safe oil temperature will never be exceeded. Baffles will be required in the tank, and we agree that they act to carry the heat from the oil to the outside shell, and should be combined with any cooling features added to the exterior. We think a small sludge sump and drain plug should be provided in the bottom of the tank for flushing out. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||