Vauxhall Expand Research Work
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A NEW two-storey building recently
completed at the Luton factory of Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., is to be devoted solely to development work on petrol and oil engines. Eventually it will house 16 engine dynamometers and a roller dynamometer for testing engines installed in vehicles.
At present three dynamometers are in operation. They are American units built by the General Electric Co. and can absorb ups to 150 b.h.p. at a maximum speed of 6,000 r.p.m. A Heenan and Fronde dynamometer of 200 b.h.p. capacity at 5,000 r.p.m. will be installed shortly.
The new building contains shops for testing carburetters and fuel-injection equipment. A cold room will be completed later for testing vehicles and components at temperatures below zero.
Vauxhall are also extending their use of test rigs for static component testing. The whole scheme is the first stage of a programme intended to expand the facilities for vehicle development.