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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).
Laboratory report detailing distillation data for two submitted petrol samples.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 20\6\  Scan059
Date  30th August 1921
  
R.R. 235A. (100 T) (S & H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} 794. 10-12-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2047
X.985
Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} H11/EE30.8.21. Laboratory.

Re 2 samples of Petrol submitted to-day.

20%.
Temperature. % Distillate.
100C. 212F 3.6
110 230 12.6
120 248 22.4
130 266 32.8
140 284 39.7
150 302 51.0
160 320 59.4
170 338 66.7
180 356 74.2
190 374 78.2
200 392 83.7
210 410 87.6
220 428 91.6
230 446 93.2
240 464 95.0

50%.
Temperature. % Distill.
110C 1.7
120 8.2
130 15.9
140 24.0
150 31.9
160 35.1
170 42.0
180 50.1
190 60.0
200 70.6
210 79.5
220 83.5
230 86.8
240 90.9
247 94.6

Attc to HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}5/L630.8.21
to OY

H1. JB

FC
AUG [31] 1921
RECEIVED
  
  


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