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Ric Parker
19 June 2012 Director of Research & Technology
2012 Rolls-Royce plc
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Agenda
Agenda
Budget
35 71 245 700 750 2300
M)
Level 3+
New Aircraft & Flight Tests
Level 3
Full Scale Ground
Or Flying
Demonstrator TR
L
4- Level 2
Large Scale Rig 6
Demonstrators - cross TR
Technology L
3-5
Level 1
Technology
Development TR
Projects L
2-
4
54 Companies
15 Research Centres
17 Universities
Low-NOx
Flying
Demonstrator
Advanced Turboshaft
Pusher
Counter-Rotating
Open Rotor
Flightpath 2050
Goals to take ACARE* beyond 2020
*Advisory Council for Aviation Research in Europe
By 2050 compared to year 2000 datum Requires
Improvement in
75% reduction in CO2 per passenger kilometre all areas
90% reduction in NOx emissions
65% reduction in noise
Agenda
Agenda
Lightweight
TiAl LPT
Low-NOx
Phase 5 or
Lean-burn
combustor
Lightweight, blisked
high-efficiency
compressors
Advanced sealing and Advanced high OPR cycles
externals with adaptive cooling
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Vision 20 open rotor 24