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公开(公告)号：US20230313701A1
公开(公告)日：2023-10-05
申请号：US18328225
申请日：2023-06-02
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor： Peter SWANN , David M. BEAVEN , Craig W. BEMMENT , Alastair G. HOBDAY , Benjamin J. KEELER , Christopher P. MADDEN , Martin K. YATES
CPC classification number: F01D21/003 , F02C9/28 , F05D2220/323 , F05D2270/804 , F05D2270/0831 , F05D2270/708 , F05D2260/80
Abstract: A method of determining one or more fuel characteristic of an aviation fuel suitable for powering a gas turbine engine of an aircraft is disclosed. The method includes: determining, during use of the gas turbine engine, one or more contrail parameters related to contrail formation by the gas turbine engine. The determining of the one or more contrail parameters includes performing a sensor measurement on a region behind the gas turbine engine in which a contrail is or can be formed. The method also includes determining one or more fuel characteristics of the fuel based on the one or more contrail parameters. A fuel characteristic determination system, a method of operating an aircraft and an aircraft are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号：US20230258101A1
公开(公告)日：2023-08-17
申请号：US18138333
申请日：2023-04-24
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor： Peter SWANN , David M. BEAVEN , Craig W. BEMMENT , Alastair G. HOBDAY , Benjamin J. KEELER , Christopher P. MADDEN , Martin K. YATES
CPC classification number: F01D21/003 , F02C9/28 , F05D2270/0831 , F05D2270/804 , F05D2260/80 , F05D2220/323 , F05D2270/708
Abstract: The present application discloses a method of determining one or more fuel characteristics of an aviation fuel suitable for powering a gas turbine engine of an aircraft. The method comprises: determining, during use of the gas turbine engine, one or more exhaust content parameters by performing a sensor measurement on an exhaust of the gas turbine engine; and determining one or more fuel characteristics of the fuel based on the one or more exhaust parameters including the nvPM content of the exhaust. Also disclosed is a fuel characteristic determination system, a method of operating an aircraft, and an aircraft.
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公开(公告)号：US20230192303A1
公开(公告)日：2023-06-22
申请号：US17853332
申请日：2022-06-29
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor： Peter SWANN , Craig W. BEMMENT , Alastair G. HOBDAY , Benjamin J. KEELER , Christopher P. MADDEN
Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft comprises a gas turbine engine; a plurality of fuel tanks arranged to contain different fuels to be used to power the gas turbine engine, wherein the fuels have different calorific values; and a fuel manager. The fuel manager is arranged to store information on the fuel contained in each fuel tank and to control fuel input to the gas turbine engine in operation by selection of a specific fuel or fuel combination from one or more of the plurality of fuel tanks based on thrust demand of the gas turbine engine such that a fuel with a lower calorific value is supplied to the gas turbine engine at lower thrust demand.
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公开(公告)号：US20220235716A1
公开(公告)日：2022-07-28
申请号：US17570433
申请日：2022-01-07
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor： Peter SWANN , Christopher P. MADDEN
Abstract: An aircraft including lean-burn gas turbine engines operating in pilot-plus-mains mode with a given initial fuel flow W0, a method of controlling the optical depth of contrails produced by a first group of engines includes the steps of (i) reducing fuel flow to each engine in the first group to change the operation of each engine from pilot-plus-mains mode to pilot-only mode, and (ii) adjusting fuel flow to one or more engines in a second group of engines such that the total fuel flow to engines of the second group is increased, all engines of the second group remaining in pilot-plus-mains mode, and wherein the set of lean-burn engines consists of the first and second groups. Depending on atmospheric conditions, the average optical depth of contrails produced by the engines may be enhanced or reduced compared to when all engines operate in pilot-plus-mains mode with a fuel flow W0.
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公开(公告)号：US20240318600A1
公开(公告)日：2024-09-26
申请号：US18677165
申请日：2024-05-29
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor： Craig W. BEMMENT , Alastair G. HOBDAY , Benjamin J. KEELER , Christopher P. MADDEN , Andrea MINELLI , Andrew T. SMITH , Peter SWANN , Martin K. Yates
CPC classification number: F02C7/224 , F02C9/28 , F23R3/28 , F05D2260/221
Abstract: A method of operating a gas turbine engine is disclosed, the gas turbine engine comprising a combustor arranged to combust a fuel; and a fuel management system arranged to provide the fuel to the combustor. The fuel management system comprises two fuel-oil heat exchangers through which oil and the fuel flow, the heat exchangers arranged to transfer heat to the fuel and comprising a primary fuel-oil heat exchanger and a secondary fuel-oil heat exchanger; and a fuel pump arranged to deliver the fuel to the combustor, wherein the fuel pump is located between the two heat exchangers. The method comprises controlling the fuel management system so as to transfer between 200 and 600 kJ/m3 of heat to the fuel from the oil in the primary fuel-oil heat exchanger at cruise conditions.
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公开(公告)号：US20240309817A1
公开(公告)日：2024-09-19
申请号：US18676832
申请日：2024-05-29
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
Inventor： Craig W. BEMMENT , Alastair G. HOBDAY , Benjamin J. KEELER , Christopher P. MADDEN , Andrea MINELLI , Andrew T. SMITH , Peter SWANN , Martin K. YATES
CPC classification number: F02C9/38 , F02C7/14 , F02C7/16 , F02C7/224 , F05D2260/213
Abstract: A method of operating a gas turbine engine including: a combustor arranged to combust a fuel; and a fuel management system arranged to provide the fuel to the combustor, wherein the fuel management system includes two fuel-oil heat exchangers through which oil and fuel flow, which are arranged to transfer heat between the oil and fuel and include primary and secondary fuel-oil heat exchangers; a fuel pump arranged to deliver the fuel to the combustor, wherein the fuel pump is located between the heat exchangers; and a recirculation valve located downstream of the primary heat exchanger, the recirculation valve arranged to allow a controlled amount of fuel which has passed through the primary heat exchanger to be returned to the inlet. The method includes selecting one or more fuels such that the calorific value of the fuel provided to the gas turbine engine is at least 43.5 MJ/kg.
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公开(公告)号：US20240301828A1
公开(公告)日：2024-09-12
申请号：US18663558
申请日：2024-05-14
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor： Craig W BEMMENT , Benjamin J. KEELER , Christopher P. MADDEN , Andrea MINELLI , Peter SWANN , Martin K. YATES
CPC classification number: F02C7/14 , F02C7/06 , F02C7/10 , F02C7/224 , F02C7/36 , F05D2220/323 , F05D2260/205 , F05D2260/213 , F05D2260/98
Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes an engine core with a combustor; a turbine including turbine blades; a compressor as a source of cooling air for the turbine blades; and an inducer to accelerate and direct the cooling air onto the turbine blades, and a modulating valve to allow or block cooling air flow into a subset of airflow passageways of the inducer; and a fuel management system to provide fuel to the combustor. The fuel management system includes a primary fuel-oil heat exchanger and a secondary fuel-oil heat exchanger through which oil and the fuel flow, to transfer heat between the oil and the fuel. A method of operating the engine includes using the modulating valve to adjust the cooling air flow based on turbine inlet temperature; and transferring 200-600 kJ/m3 of heat to the fuel from the oil in the primary fuel-oil heat exchanger at cruise conditions.
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公开(公告)号：US20240209788A1
公开(公告)日：2024-06-27
申请号：US18337699
申请日：2023-06-20
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
Inventor： Christopher P. MADDEN , Craig W. BEMMENT , Paul W. FERRA , Benjamin J. KEELER , Andrea MINELLI , Peter SWANN , Martin K. YATES
CPC classification number: F02C7/224 , F02C7/222 , F02C7/232 , F05D2270/07
Abstract: A method of operating a gas turbine engine having a lean burn staged combustion system having a combustor in which fuel is combusted. The gas turbine engine includes a fuel-oil heat exchanger arranged to transfer heat between oil and fuel that is provided to the combustor. The method includes transferring heat from the oil to the fuel before the fuel enters the combustor so as to raise the fuel temperature to an average of at least 135° C. on entry to the combustor at cruise conditions. Also provided is a gas turbine for an aircraft.
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公开(公告)号：US20230193832A1
公开(公告)日：2023-06-22
申请号：US18099490
申请日：2023-01-20
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
Inventor： Peter SWANN , David M. BEAVEN , Craig W. BEMMENT , Alastair G. HOBDAY , Benjamin J. KEELER , Christopher P. MADDEN , Martin K. YATES
CPC classification number: F02C9/00 , B64D47/00 , G01N21/3577 , B64D27/10 , G01N21/33 , G01N33/287 , G01N21/64 , B64D37/00
Abstract: A method of generating a maintenance schedule for an aircraft including one or more gas turbine engines powered by an aviation fuel. The method includes: determining one or more fuel characteristics of the fuel; and generating a maintenance schedule according to the one or more fuel characteristics. Also disclosed is a method of maintaining an aircraft, a maintenance schedule generation system and an aircraft.
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公开(公告)号：US20230193777A1
公开(公告)日：2023-06-22
申请号：US17853405
申请日：2022-06-29
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor： Peter SWANN , David M. BEAVEN , Craig W. BEMMENT , Alastair G. HOBDAY , Benjamin J. KEELER , Christopher P. MADDEN , Martin K. YATES
CPC classification number: F01D21/003 , F02C9/28 , F05D2220/323 , F05D2260/80 , F05D2270/0831 , F05D2270/708 , F05D2270/804
Abstract: The present application discloses a method of determining one or more fuel characteristics of an aviation fuel suitable for powering a gas turbine engine of an aircraft. The method comprises: determining, during use of the gas turbine engine, one or more exhaust content parameters by performing a sensor measurement on an exhaust of the gas turbine engine; and determining one or more fuel characteristics of the fuel based on the one or more exhaust parameters. Also disclosed is a fuel characteristic determination system, a method of operating an aircraft, and an aircraft.
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