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).
Laboratory reports on two different fuel samples (DTD.224 and DTD.230), detailing their properties.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\4\ Scan214 | |
| Date | 29th August 1933 | |
| H.3/AG.29.8.33. Laboratory. Report No. L.4786. SAMPLE OF FUEL - DTD.224. Specific Gravity 0.750 Initial Boiling Point 45°C. Final 142°C. Total Distillate 98% Residue 1% Loss 1% Temperature °C. % Distillate 75 11.0 100 55.5 125 94.0 Aromatic Hydrocarbons (by volume) 31%. H.7/AG.29.8.33. Laboratory Report No. L.4788. SAMPLE OF FUEL - DTD.230. Specific Gravity 0.735 Initial Boiling Point 36°C. Final 143°C. Total Distillate 98% Residue 1.5% Loss 0.5% Temperature °C. % Distillate. 75 16.5 100 61.0 125 91.5 Aromatic Hydrocarbons (by volume) 8.9% TEL. Content (cc's/Gallon) 3.0 Hl. | ||