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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).
Line chart comparing brake drum temperatures for front/rear and near-side/off-side wheels over distance during two test runs.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 85\1\  scan0332
Date  6th May 1937 guessed
  
BRAKE DRUM TEMPERATURE CHART
2 RUNS TO THE ROYAL RED GATE

SOLID LINES REPRESENT TEMP. REACHED BY DRUM WITH 17" x 650 TYRE
DOTTED " " " "
18 x 550

Top chart:
2ND RUN
SOLID N.S.R.
DOTTED O.S.R.

Second chart:
1ST RUN
SOLID O.S.R.
DOTTED N.S.R.

Third chart:
2ND RUN
SOLID O.S.F.
DOTTED N.S.F.

Bottom chart:
1ST RUN
SOLID N.S.F.
DOTTED O.S.F.

AXIS LABELS:
Horizontal (MILES): 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30
Vertical (Temperature): 100, 150, 200
  
  


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