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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).
Diagram of the oil-tank arrangement used in measuring heat flow on Peregrine II engine units 3 & 4.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 179b\3\  img315
Date  8th February 1933
  
DIAGRAM OF ARRANGEMENT OF OIL-TANK ETC USED IN MEASURING HEAT FLOW TO OIL ON PEREGRINE II UNITS No's 3 & 4.
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INLET THERMOMETER
OIL TO ENGINE BEARINGS ETC
RELEASE VALVE
ENGINE TOP HALF
OIL PUMP
IN
OUT
COOLER
OIL RETURNS TO SUMP FROM ENGINE BEARINGS ETC WHENCE IT PASSES THROUGH DRAIN HOLE TO TANK
ENGINE SUMP
SUMP DRAIN HOLE
OUTLET THERMOMETER PLACED IN OIL STREAM OUT OF SUMP DRAIN
INLET PIPE TO PUMP
EXTERNAL OIL TANK
THE OIL FLOW IS MEASURED BY TAKING TIME FOR 5 GAL. FLOWING FROM DRAIN HOLE
G.A.Y. 8-2-33.
  
  


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