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).
Chart investigating fuel boiling in a Goshawk carburettor on a Kestrel 27 engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 179b\3\ img048 | |
| Date | 17th January 1934 | |
| GOSHAWK CARBURETTOR KES' 27 ENGINE INVESTIGATION OF FUEL BOILING AS REPORTED FROM EXP. & TYPE TEST CURVES TAKEN UNDER IDENTICAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE TROUBLE OCCURRED. THERMOMETER IN FLOAT CHAMBER SHEWS ONLY A MAXIMUM VARIATION OF 5°C. OF THE FUEL TEMPERATURE. CONDITIONS OF TESTS:- POWER CURVES AT RATED BOOST PRESSURE +1.25 LBS/SQ" WATER TEMPERATURE 70° IN 80° OUT FUEL ANGLO DTD 134 .095 RESTRICTION BOTH MAGNETOS .125 RESTRICTION BOTH MAGNETOS .125 RESTRICTION A.{Mr Adams} MAG: ONLY FUEL FLOWS FUEL TEMP IN FLOAT CHAMBER B.H.P. FUEL TEMP IN °C FUEL FLOW PTS/HR. ENGINE R.P.M. S.H.E 17-1-34 | ||