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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).
Blueprint detailing the oil to water heat transmission performance of a seamed tube oil cooler.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 131\1\  scan0231
Date  4th December 1931
  
SEAMED TUBE OIL COOLER
OIL TO WATER HEAT TRANSMISSION

AREA FOR WATER FLOW = 1.01 □"
Nº OF TUBES = 7
Nº OF PASSAGES FOR OIL (SERIES) = 6
Nº OF LOOPS DEEP = 8
DEPTH OF ELEMENT = 2 1/8"

COOLING SURFACE TO WATER = .565 □ FT
COOLING SURFACE TO OIL (WIRE ONLY) = 1.935 □ FT
HEIGHT OF ELEMENT 2 5/8"

ACTUAL TEMPS. ON TRIALS - WATER INLET TEMP. = A.{Mr Adams} 70°F B. 130°F.{Mr Friese}
- OIL MEAN TEMP. = A 170°F.{Mr Friese} B 190°F

Graph:
Top X-axis: OIL FLOW LBS/MIN with markers 10, 20, 30.
Bottom X-axis: WATER FLOW LBS/MIN. with markers 50, 100, 150.
Y-axis: B.T.U.'S / HR / □ FT WATER COOLING SURFACE / °F LOG. T.D. with markers 100, 200, 300.

Curve Labels: WATER RATE "B", WATER RATE "A", OIL RATE "B", OIL RATE "A".

CONSTANT WATER FLOW = 42 LBS/MIN.
CONSTANT OIL FLOW = 20.2 LBS/MIN.
MOBILOIL "A" USED.

DIAGRAMMATIC ARRGT. OF OIL FLOW.

CURVES DRAWN THRO' MEAN OF TRIAL SPOTS. MAXIMUM ERROR = ± 10 %
  
  


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