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Rolls Royce - The Gas Turbine of The Future - 23 PP - English
Rolls Royce - The Gas Turbine of The Future - 23 PP - English
Philip J. Haley
Rolls-Royce Corporation
Indianapolis, Indiana
December 4, 2000
The Customers
The Regulators
The Competitors
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Counter rotation
Prop fans
80
Single rotation
Installed
propulsive 70
efficiency,
%
Turboprop Prop
60
Modern
Turbofan
50
0.5
0.6
0.7
Flight mach number
0.8
0.9
Magnetic Bearings
Local airport regulations restrict access and levy heavier user fees
on noisier aircraft
Lowering noise levels of the best current aircraft with todays technology would
lead to oversize, derated powerplants.
Other technology areas have potential for negative impact upon noise.
CAEP 2
Industrial
CAEP 4
25 ppm NOx
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
APPROACHES
2025
Comb us to r
Te m pe rature (K)
1 60 0
1 40 0
1 20 0
1 00 0
8 00
6 00
4 00
Te mp e rature (K)
1 60 0
1 40 0
1 20 0
1 00 0
8 00
6 00
4 00
Filming
MSA-cds2
Single Crystal
Transpirational Cooling
Castcool
0.8
Cost ($)
Film cooling
0.4
Impingement Cooling
Radial Cooling
0.2
Uncooled
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
VSJ-1723
Temperature capability
Uncooled
Turbine
Blades
Cooled
Turbine
Blades
Demonstrator
Technology
Production
Technology
CMC(?)
Cast Alloys
Wrought Alloys
1940
1960
1980
Year
SC Cast
DS Cast
Alloys
Alloys
2000
SC NiAI
2020
Cycle
Suspension/Lubrication
Environmental
Controls & Diagnostics
Materials
Predictability
Minimized C.O.O.