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).
Alternative schemes for supporting the Beresford Engine, proposing a simpler method than the current one.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 178\3\ img240 | |
| Date | 13th June 1932 | |
| f.{Mr Friese} FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} C. to W.H. MS. EY. re. SUPPORT OF BERESFORD ENGINE. As far as I could understand on the telephone yesterday I think the scheme you have, of using the side extensions from the crankchamber, not the best or simplest for our purpose. Amongst other objections I think the centre of oscillation is not high enough, and the following points appear to give a simpler scheme: (1) Arms are cast upon the damper wheel casing, and as we shall have no cross shaft drive, this point will be less embarrassed. (2) Passing through these arms would be the suspended bolts to the tube which passes over the top of the slipper wheel housing. (3) In my imagination the tube is made up of straight pieces something like a Ricardo camshaft, and a square pad over the arms before mentioned. As far as I can imagine such an arrangement would clear the mixture pipe between the blower and the engine. It would enable the blower to be taken down quite easily. If this did not work out very well one might imagine the face of the damper wheel casing extended beyond the blower facing so as to provide 2 bolts or studs to fasten on the supporting fixings. You will have time on Monday morning to look over this, and you can let me know about this, and the other points, by telephone on Monday afternoon. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||