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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).
Test results from a 12-mile run measuring air, oil, and water temperatures at various speeds, with and without front timing case lagging.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 82\1\  scan0079
Date  5th April 1933
  
To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
x4r53a
5.4.33.
- 2 -
RUN OF 12 MILES EACH TEST.
Front timing case lagged, radiator shutters held open.
M.P.H. AIR OIL WATER
60 14°C 72°C 50°C
70 14°C 78°C 52°C
80 14.5°C 86°C 56°C
Lagging removed
M.P.H. AIR OIL WATER
60 15°C 72°C 50°C
70 15°C 75°C 52°C
80 15°C 81°C 56°C
[Signature]
G.W.H.
  
  


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