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).
Report discussing damper types, shock absorbers, and modifications to reduce axle friction.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154\3\ scan0012 | |
| Date | 17th February 1927 | |
| -3- 3. It looks as though a damper filled with glycerine and alcohol is the most likely type for the job. Since glycerine and alcohol is not a lubricant this seems to eliminate the piston type of shock absorber altogether and suggests the "vane" type like Houdaille or the new Wire Wheel Company's product. 4. At the end of the report Mr. Hives says:- "We hope shortly to reduce the amount of friction required in the axle by modifications to the column". Am unable to say what further changes in the column are proposed, unless in connection with the proposed "self-centering" spring. MO/E | ||