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).
New asbestos and graphite packing for shock dampers which proved superior to felt.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 68\2\ scan0142 | |
| Date | 1st May 1926 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/An. c. to CJ. BJ. c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} X8620 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/LGS. 5. 26. SHOCK DAMPERS. X235 We have found a packing composed of asbestos and graphite which is very much better than felt. We subjected this packing under the spring loaded gland to a test of double the severity of that mentioned in our report i.e. 20 minutes at 40 lbs/sq.in. pressure without obtaining any leak. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/W.A. Robotham. | ||