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).
Status report on single cylinder and general research projects and their design position.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\3\ Scan151 | |
Date | 3rd April 1935 guessed | |
(7) ITEM. DESIGN POSITION. SINGLE CYLINDER AND GENERAL RESEARCH. Aero universal Single Cyl. Unit - Single camshaft pent house roof cylinder head - Merlin "D". In hand. Preliminary arrangement of twin volute centrifugal blower on Bentley. Completed. Spiral bevel drive and flexible couplings for Bentley supercharger. In hand. Changeover switch for aero engine dynamo. In hand. Investigation of engine roughness due to combustion chamber shape. Completed. Single cylinder sleeve valve unit - piston with one scraper ring. Completed. Investigation of alternative blower positions - Bentley. In hand. Single cylinder sleeve valve unit - Modified cylinder and pancake head. In hand. Investigation of alternative cylinder heads for overhead camshaft engines. Completed. | ||