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).
Visit to the Harrison Radiator Corp., detailing their research divisions and testing equipment.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\1\ img225 | |
| Date | 19th January 1934 | |
| BG WOR{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} E By Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} H DY{F R Danby}/ HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/ Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Jan. 19, 1934. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} VISIT TO THE HARRISON RADIATOR CORP. As I rather anticipated, this is like all the accessory branches of General Motors; wonderfully equipped, liberally staffed and highly efficient. The chief experimental engineer is Mr. SAUNDERS who has been on the job since 1908. His assistant is Mr. Ramsur. Under them they have the usual project engineers who, with two or more assistants each, are responsible for different aspects of the cooling industry. Briefly, this is divided as follows: No. of Project Engineers Subject 2 Radiator Cores 2 Futuristic Schemes 1 Fans 1 Thermostats 2 Thermostat and Shutter Controls 1 Oil Coolers 1 Car Heaters and various others. Their equipment is exceptionally good. They have a full scale dynamometer wind tunnel on which they can test the cooling system of any complete car,(particulars of which I am bringing back with me) at any speed up to 75 H.P.H., and any desired H.P. Throat area 21 sq.ft. They have another wind tunnel set up where they can test any full size radiator up to 8 sq.ft. area at speeds up to 80 H.P.H. also two smaller tunnels for model up to 4 square feet and speeds to 60 H.P.H. The small set-ups complete with fan and motor cost about $2000 at the present exchange rate; the instruments, especially the resistance grid thermometers, are very nice. They have decided that they cannot do wind tunnel work with anything but D.C. and have therefore installed a 600 H.P. D.C. generator. The dynamometer set-up has a 120 H.P. motor. They spent $50,000 on the development of the Viscon Oil Cooler alone. Naturally such a scale of research work is only made possible by the volume of production. | ||