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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).
Information and test results for a vehicle's radiator and cooling system components.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 107\4\  scan0047
Date  22th September 1923 guessed
  
X4538
X4538 / X4240

INFORMATION FOR RADIATOR TESTS.

Capacity of long tube matrix = 22.75 pts. 28.4 lbs.
Capacity of short tube matrix = 20.25 pts. 25.3 lbs.
Capacity of cylinder block = 11.5 pts. 14.4 lbs.

Wt. of short tube matrix 62.75 lbs.
Wt. of long tube matrix 70.5 lbs.
Wt. of cylinder head casting 2 qrs. 9 lbs.
Wt. of cylinder block casting 3 qrs. 9 lbs.

Water equiv: long tube radiator 6.65 lbs.
Water equiv: short tube radiator 5.9 lbs.
Water equiv: cyl. block and head less 8 lbs. for machining. 19 1/4 lbs.

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TOTAL WATER EQUIVALENT OF SYSTEM.

Long tube matrix 69 lbs.
Short tube matrix 65.05 lbs.

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DELIVERY OF WATER PUMP.

10 m.p.h. = 1.9 g.p.m.
20 m.p.h. = 4.9 g.p.m.
30 m.p.h. = 5.45g.p.m.

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MEAN AIR VELOCITY THROUGH RADIATOR
SHUTTERS OPEN. FAN ON & OF

10 m.p.h. = 5.24 6.36
20 m.p.h. = 11.47 13.85
30 m.p.h. = 17.7 22.1

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