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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).
Test results showing boiling points at different pressures and engine temperature/pressure at various speeds.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 24\4\  Scan262
Date  14th September 1923 guessed
  
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determined by the venturi meter, remaining normal up to the increased boiling point. Afterwards a reduction in flow occurred, similar to that experienced without the pressure system.

The following table gives approx. the boiling points corresponding to different pressures :-

| Abs. press: lbs.sq.in. | Gauge press: lbs.sq.in. | Boiling point °C. |
|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
| 14.7 | 0 | 100 |
| 17.5 | 2.8 | 105 |
| 18.7 | 4 | 107.6 |
| 20.7 | 6 | 110 |

Test 2.
Temperature and pressure at various speeds, full load with fan working.

| R.P.M. | Eng. inlet water temp. to °C. | Eng. outlet water temp. to °C. | Average eng. temp: °C. | Gauge pressure. lbs.sq.in. |
|--------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
| 500 | 62.25 | 110 | 86.1 | 8 |
| 1000 | 97.75 | 111.5 | 104.6 | 8 |
| 1250 | 99.5 | 114.5 | 107 | 10 | } Boiling
| 1500 | 100.75 | 115.5 | 108.1 | 10 | } Boiling

The increase of average temp. above that at which the engine normally runs was accompanied by slight decrease of power.

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