Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Michael Cervenka
Technical Assistant to Director - Engineering & Technology
5 October 2000
Rolls-Royce Today
World No 2 in aero-engines
World leader in marine propulsion systems
Developing energy business
Annual sales of over £4.5 billion
Orders of over £13 billion
Newton’s 3rd Law
MV
Mvaircraft
Thrust = M(vaircraft - vjet )
Shaft Turbine
Different Jet Engine Types
Civil turbofan -
Trent
Military turbofan -
EJ200
Different Jet Engine Types - Mechanical drive
Air intake
Exhaust
Piston engine
Intermittent
Compression Combustion
Continuous
Air intake Exhaust
Jet engine
driven propeller
(Turboprop)
Pressure and Temperature
40
Pressure
(atmospheres)
0
1500
Temperature
(degrees C)
0
Axial Compressor and Turbine Operation
Axial Compressor and Turbine Operation
Gas flow
Airflow
HP System
6 Compressor stages
1 Turbine stage
>10,000 rpm
Combustor Operation
Combustor Operation
Primary zone Dilution zone
Intermediate
zone
Fuel spray
nozzle
Reverse Thrust
85% thrust
15% thrust
New Product Introduction Process
Stage 1:
Preliminary Preliminary concept defined for planning purposes
Concept
Product definition stages
Definition Stage 2:
Full Full concept defined, product launched
Concept
Definition
Stage 3:
Product Product developed, verified and approved
Realisation
Stage 4: Product produced and
delivered to customer
Production
Capability Stage 5:
Acquisition Customer Product used by customer
Support
New Project Planning Process
BUSINESS
BUSINESSMODEL
MODEL
Units
Unitssold
sold
Unit
UnitCost
Cost
Selling
SellingPrice
Price
Concessions
Concessions
Sales
SalesCosts
Costs
Development
DevelopmentCosts
Costs
MARKETING
MARKETING MODEL
MODEL Guarantee Payments
Guarantee Payments
Market Spares
SparesTurn
MarketSize
Size Turn
Selling Price Spares Price
Spares Price
Selling Price
Concessions
Concessions
Operating
OperatingCosts
Costs
Payload
PayloadRange
Range ENGINEERING
ENGINEERINGMODEL
MODEL
Maintenance
MaintenanceCosts
Costs Safety
Safety
Fuel Burn Unit
Fuel Burn UnitCost
Cost
Commonality
Commonality Weight
Weight
Noise
Noise
Emissions
Emissions
Geometry
Geometry
Reliability
Reliability
Operability
Operability
Performance
Performance
102 Million Hours of Service
RB211 & Trent operating hours
Million hours August 2000
100 -22B 26.7 million hours
-524 48.5 million hours Trent 800
90
-535 25.4 million hours Trent 700
80 Trent 2.2 million hours
4260 engines ordered
70
3592 engines delivered
60 103 customers currently flying
with RB211 or Trent engines
50
40 -535C
-524D -535E4
30 -524
-22
20 -524H
10 -524G
0
1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000
Entry into service
Why 3 Shafts?
Long / Medium-Haul Short / Medium-Haul
(40,000-100,000lbs thrust): (8,000 - 40,000lbs thrust):
110
60,000lb
Boeing 767
Trent 700 & 800
Phase 5 low Single Crystal
emissions Single crystal HPT Uncooled
combustor IP turbine blade
Fan diameter Trent 800
increased to
2.8m
(110.3in.)
Five-stage
LP turbine
Trent
500
Trent
700
Material Strength
Specific Strength
Titanium Alloy
Nickel Alloy
Steel
Aluminium Alloy
Temperature
Engine Materials
Titanium
Nickel
Steel
Aluminium
Composites
Fan Blade Technology
Honeycomb DB/SPF
construction construction
Fan Section
Swept Fans
Compressor Aerodynamics
Trent 500 Tiled Combustor
Cold supporting wall
Equiaxed Directionally
Single Crystal
Crystal Structure Solidified Structure
Turbine Cooling
Cooling air
Single pass Multi-pass Thermal Barrier
Coating
Performance Trends
Straight Low Medium High
jet bypass bypass bypass
50
%sfc 40
Propulsive
improvement
efficiency
(bare engine)
30
Cycle efficiency
20
Thermal
efficiency
10 Component
efficiency
Datum
Avon Conway Spey -22B -524B4/D4-535E4 -524G/H 700 800 500
1958 1960 1963 1973 1981 1983 1988 1994 1995 2000
RB211 Trent
Electric Engine Concepts Air for pressurisation/cabin
conditioning supplied by
New Engine Architecture dedicated system
with reduced parts count,
weight, advanced cooling, Pylon/aircraft mounted engine
aerodynamics and lifing systems controller connected
to engine via digital highway
All engine
accessories
electrically
driven
Specific Strength
Titanium Alloy
Nickel Superalloy
Temperature (degrees C)
Future Emissions Improvements
Main
Pilot
Double-annular combustor
Main
Pilot
Gas generator
Contra-rotating
turbine