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Test report on a Bentley petrol feed system conducted at Brooklands.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 155\1\ scan0105 | |
| Date | 16th September 1933 | |
| To Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey} c.c. C. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c.c. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} EJ. c.c. Hx. BENTLEY - PETROL FEED. We have tested chassis 4.B.IV. on Brooklands fitted up with the petrol feed system which will be used on the first fifteen cars. This consists of two S.U. electric petrol pumps fitted up to Lec.3626; the piping used was .250" bore throughout, the petrol tap was the type of tap suitable for .1875" dia. bore petrol pipe. This system gives a petrol delivery at the carburetter of 120 pts/hr., measured with everything cold. The small petrol tap will be used only on the first fifteen cars, afterwards a larger tap will be incorporated which will increase the petrol delivery further. The tests on Brooklands were as follows. (1) Five consecutive laps at maximum speed without any stop or easing off. The lap speeds were, 85.5 m.p.h., 85.87 m.p.h., 87 m.p.h., 85.87 m.p.h., 87 m.p.h. The cut out was open during this test. The oil temperature at the conclusion of the five lap test had risen to 103°C, and the water temperature to 85°C (A Chrysler type fan was fitted). Air temperature 21°C. (2) Windscreen folded down - cut out open. Lap speed - 88.94 m.p.h. 1/2 mile - 92.31 m.p.h. (3) Windscreen erected - cut out open. Best Lap speed - 87 m.p.h. 1/2 mile - 90 m.p.h. The petrol feed system gave no trouble at all during the tests; at no time was there the slightest indication of insufficient petrol. The day was not hot, air temp. 21°C, so that the car was not working under the worst conditions in this respect. We are carrying out tests in which the petrol pumps will be heated up to a temperature representing the conditions which exist under the bonnet on the hottest day in order to determine the effect on the petrol pumps of extreme conditions of heat. It was not possible to form an opinion of the noise made by the pumps as the car is an open one and few noises are heard. They were not prominently noisy. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey} | ||