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).
Oil temperature issues and potential cooling solutions for the Peregrine engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 179b\1\ img148 | |
| Date | 7th November 1932 | |
| HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} C. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} WOW. RV. RECD ORIGINAL. R3/W7.11.32. 60 PEREGRINE ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE. X4027 Referring to HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/KT51132, this is probably due to the high engine revs., and the greater work we are getting out of this engine. We must study the possibilities of the ribs on the sump, perhaps on the sides only, and extra cooling of the oil, firstly with a single pump passing it through a cooler, after pumping up the pressure and cooling on its way to the bearings. In the case of Bensport we shall probably have to arrange a scavenger pump, and separate cooling tank in the front under the radiator. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||