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公开(公告)号:US20240209792A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-27
申请号:US18211809
申请日:2023-06-20
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
Inventor: Christopher P. MADDEN , Craig W. BEMMENT , Andrew T. SMITH , Peter SWANN
Abstract: A method of operating a gas turbine engine having a combustor having a combustion chamber and a plurality of fuel spray nozzles configured to inject fuel into the combustion chamber. The fuel spray nozzles have a first subset of fuel spray nozzles and a second subset of fuel spray nozzles. The combustor is operable in a condition in which the first subset of fuel spray nozzles are supplied with more fuel than the second subset of fuel spray nozzles. A ratio of the number of fuel spray nozzles in the first subset of fuel spray nozzles to the number of fuel spray nozzles in the second subset of fuel spray nozzles is in the range of 1:2 to 1:5. The method includes providing a fuel to the plurality of fuel spray nozzles having a calorific value of at least 43.5 MJ/kg. A gas turbine engine can be for an aircraft.
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公开(公告)号:US20240209791A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-27
申请号:US18337615
申请日:2023-06-20
Applicant: Rolls-Royce plc
Inventor: Christopher P. MADDEN , David M. BEAVEN , Craig W. BEMMENT , Paul W. FERRA , Barani P. GUNASEKARAN , Benjamin J. KEELER , Peter SWANN , Martin K. YATES
CPC classification number: F23R3/28 , F02C7/222 , F02C7/264 , F05D2240/35
Abstract: There is provided a method of operating a gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine comprises a staged combustor comprising an arrangement of fuel spray nozzles in which fuel flow is biased to a subset of the nozzles adjacent one or more ignitors during a re-light procedure. The method comprises providing fuel to the combustor having a calorific value of at least 43.5 MJ/kg. Also disclosed is a gas turbine engine.
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公开(公告)号:US20240209784A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-27
申请号:US18337491
申请日:2023-06-20
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: F02C7/14 , F02C3/06 , F02C6/20 , F02C7/18 , F05D2220/323 , F05D2260/213 , F05D2260/232
Abstract: A method of operating a gas turbine engine including an engine core including: a turbine, compressor, combustor, core shaft; fan; fan shaft; gearbox that receives input from the core shaft and outputs drive to the fan via the fan shaft; primary oil loop system that supplies oil to the gearbox; and heat exchange system, which includes an air-oil heat exchanger through which oil in the primary oil loop system flows; and a fuel-oil heat exchanger through which the oil and fuel flow so heat is transferred therebetween, wherein the system branches so oil flows along each branch and the exchangers are arranged in parallel on different branches of the system; and a modulation valve that allows the oil sent via each branch to be varied. The method includes controlling the heat exchange system to raise the fuel temperature to at least 135° C. on entry to the combustor at cruise conditions.
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公开(公告)号:US20230193835A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-22
申请号:US17853074
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
CPC classification number: F02C9/28 , B64D27/10 , B64D37/04 , G08G5/0034
Abstract: A method of operating an aircraft including a gas turbine engine and a plurality of fuel tanks arranged to provide fuel to the gas turbine engine, where at least two of the fuel tanks contain fuels with different fuel characteristics. The method includes obtaining a flight profile for a flight of the aircraft; and determining a fuelling schedule for the flight based on the flight profile and the fuel characteristics. The fuelling schedule governs the variation with time of how much fuel is drawn from each tank. Fuel input to the gas turbine engine may then be controlled in operation in accordance with the fuelling schedule.
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公开(公告)号:US20210071586A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-11
申请号:US17060797
申请日:2020-10-01
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor: Pascal DUNNING , Craig W. BEMMENT
Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes: an engine core, compressor system, and core shaft. A compressor exit pressure is defined as an average airflow pressure at the exit of the highest pressure compressor at cruise conditions. The core has an annular splitter and bypass flow. Stagnation streamlines around the engine circumference form a streamsurface. A fan is upstream the core with blades having leading and trailing edges, and a radially inner portion within the streamtube. A fan root entry pressure is an average airflow pressure across the radially inner portion leading edge of each fan blade at cruise conditions. An overall pressure ratio is defined as the compressor exit pressure divided by the fan root entry pressure. A bypass jet velocity is defined as the jet velocity of air flow exiting the bypass exhaust nozzle at cruise conditions. A jet velocity is in a range between 4.7 m/s and 7.7 m/s.
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公开(公告)号:US20210071572A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-11
申请号:US16680668
申请日:2019-11-12
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor: Pascal DUNNING , Craig W. BEMMENT
Abstract: A gas turbine engine (10) for an aircraft comprising: an engine core (11) comprising a turbine system comprising one or more turbines (17, 19), a compressor system comprising one or more compressors (14,15), and a core shaft (26) connecting the turbine system to the compressor system, wherein a compressor exit pressure (P30) is defined as an average pressure of airflow at the exit of the highest pressure compressor of the compressor system at cruise conditions, the engine core (11) further comprises an annular splitter (70) at which flow is divided between a core flow (A) that flows through the engine core and a bypass flow (B) that flows along a bypass duct (22), wherein stagnation streamlines (110) around the circumference of the engine (10), stagnating on a leading edge of the annular splitter (70), form a streamsurface (110) forming a radially outer boundary of a streamtube that contains all of the core flow (A); a fan (23) located upstream of the engine core (11), the fan comprising a plurality of fan blades (64) extending from a hub, each fan blade (64) having a leading edge (64a) and a trailing edge (64b), each fan blade (64) having a radially inner portion (65a) lying within the streamtube that contains the core flow (A), and wherein a fan root entry pressure (P20) is defined as an average pressure of airflow across the leading edge (64a) of the radially inner portion of each fan blade (64) at cruise conditions; and a nacelle (21) surrounding the engine core (11), the nacelle (21) defining the bypass duct (22) and a bypass exhaust nozzle (18). An overall pressure ratio is defined as the compressor exit pressure (P30) divided by the fan root entry pressure (P20). A bypass nozzle pressure ratio is defined as the nozzle pressure ratio of the bypass exhaust nozzle (18) at cruise conditions. A combined pressure ratio defined as: overall pressure ratio bypass nozzle pressure ratio is in a range between 20 and 29. A method of operating a gas turbine engine on an aircraft is also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20200370512A1
公开(公告)日:2020-11-26
申请号:US16526479
申请日:2019-07-30
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor: Craig W. BEMMENT
Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft, the gas turbine engine comprising: an engine core including a turbine, a compressor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor; a fan located upstream of the engine core, the fan including a plurality of fan blades; and a nacelle surrounding the engine core and defining a bypass duct and bypass exhaust nozzle, wherein the gas turbine engine is configured such that a first velocity ratio between an axial exhaust flow velocity from the turbine and a fully expanded axial exhaust flow velocity from the bypass exhaust nozzle is greater than around 0.655 under maximum take-off conditions.
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公开(公告)号:US20200370435A1
公开(公告)日:2020-11-26
申请号:US16513192
申请日:2019-07-16
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor: Craig W. BEMMENT
Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft including: an engine core including a turbine, a compressor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor; and a fan located upstream of the engine core, the fan including a plurality of fan blades, wherein the gas turbine engine is configured such that a flow velocity ratio between a first flow velocity at an exit of the engine core and a second flow velocity at an inlet of the engine core is within a range from around 0.82 to around 1.1 at cruise conditions.
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公开(公告)号:US20200011274A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-09
申请号:US16423523
申请日:2019-05-28
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor: Benjamin J. SELLERS , Craig W. BEMMENT , Michael O. HALES , Stephane M. M. BARALON , Benedict R. PHELPS , Christopher BENSON , Mark J. WILSON
Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a quasi-non-dimensional mass flow rate in a defined range and a specific thrust in a defined range to achieve improved over all performance, taking into account fan operability and/or bird strike requirements as well as engine efficiency. The defined ranges of quasi-non-dimensional mass flow rate and specific thrust may be particularly beneficial for gas turbine engines in which the fan is driven by a turbine through a gearbox.
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公开(公告)号:US20190063370A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-28
申请号:US16106765
申请日:2018-08-21
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor: Benedict R. PHELPS , Mark J. WILSON , Gabriel GONZALEZ-GUTIERREZ , Nigel HS SMITH , Marco BARALE , Kashmir S. JOHAL , Stephane MM BARALON , Craig W. BEMMENT
Abstract: A gas turbine engine 10 is provided in which a fan root pressure ratio is no greater than a given value at cruise conditions. The gas turbine engine may provide improved efficiency when compared with conventional engines, whilst retaining an acceptable flutter margin.
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