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公开(公告)号:US12060838B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-13
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
IPC: G01N21/33 , B64D27/10 , B64D47/00 , F02C9/00 , G01N21/3577 , G01N21/64 , G01N33/28 , B64D37/00 , G01N21/35
CPC classification number: F02C9/00 , B64D27/10 , B64D47/00 , G01N21/33 , G01N21/3577 , G01N21/64 , G01N33/287 , B64D37/00 , G01N2021/3595
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:US11585278B1
公开(公告)日:2023-02-21
申请号:US17853144
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
IPC: G01N21/35 , F02C9/00 , B64D27/10 , B64D47/00 , G01N33/28 , G01N21/64 , G01N21/33 , G01N21/3577 , B64D37/00
Abstract: A method of determining one or more fuel characteristics of an aviation fuel for powering a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes: measuring one or more trace substance parameters of the fuel, the one or more trace substance parameters each associated with a respective trace substance in the fuel; and determining one or more fuel characteristics of the fuel based on the one or more trace substance parameters. Further, a fuel characteristic determination system, a method of operating an aircraft, and an aircraft.
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公开(公告)号:US12241422B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-04
申请号:US18212290
申请日:2023-06-21
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
Inventor: Benjamin J Keeler , David M Beaven , Craig W Bemment , Paul W Ferra , Kevin R McNally , Andrea Minelli , Martin K Yates
IPC: F02C9/28
Abstract: A method of determining at least one fuel characteristic of a fuel provided to a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes making an operational change, the operational change being effected by a controllable component of a propulsion system of which the gas turbine engine forms a part, and being arranged to affect operation of the gas turbine engine, sensing a response to the operational change; and determining the at least one fuel characteristic based on the response to the operational change.
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公开(公告)号:US12241421B1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-04
申请号:US18753264
申请日:2024-06-25
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
Inventor: Andrea Minelli , Craig W Bemment , Benjamin J Keeler , David M Beaven , Kevin R McNally
Abstract: A method of operating a gas turbine engine comprising an engine core comprising a turbine, a compressor, a combustor arranged to combust a fuel, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor; a fan located upstream of the engine core; a gearbox that receives an input from the core shaft and outputs drive to the fan; an oil loop system arranged to supply oil to the gearbox; and a heat exchange system comprising an air-oil heat exchanger through which the oil flows, a fuel-oil heat exchanger through which the oil and the fuel flow; and a valve arranged to allow a proportion of the oil sent via at least one of the heat exchangers to be varied, is disclosed, the method comprising controlling the valve such that, under cruise conditions, an oil flow ratio of: rate of oil flow into air - oil heat exchanger rate of oil flow into fuel - oil heat exchanger is in the range from 0 to 0.59.
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公开(公告)号:US12098679B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-24
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
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:US11859565B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-02
申请号:US17853333
申请日:2022-06-29
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
Inventor: Benjamin J Keeler , David M Beaven , Craig W Bemment , Paul W Ferra , Kevin R Mcnally , Andrea Minelli , Martin K Yates
IPC: F02C9/28
CPC classification number: F02C9/28 , F05D2220/323 , F05D2240/35 , F05D2270/303 , F05D2270/309 , F05D2270/3013
Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes: a combustor that combust the fuel and having an exit, a combustor exit temperature (T40) is the average temperature of flow and a combustor exit pressure (P40) is the total pressure there; a turbine including a rotor having a leading edge and a trailing edge, and wherein a turbine rotor entry temperature (T41) is an average temperature of flow at the leading edge and a turbine rotor entry pressure (P41) is the total pressure there; and a compressor having an exit, wherein a compressor exit temperature (T30) is the average temperature of flow at the exit from the compressor and a compressor exit pressure (P30) is the total pressure there (all at cruise conditions). A method of determining at least one fuel characteristic includes changing a fuel supplied to the engine; and determining a change in a relationship between T30 or P30, T40 and T41, or of P40 and P41, respectively.
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公开(公告)号:US12152496B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-26
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
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:US12078112B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-03
申请号:US18096858
申请日:2023-01-13
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
IPC: G01N21/33 , B64D27/10 , B64D47/00 , F02C9/00 , G01N21/3577 , G01N21/64 , G01N33/28 , B64D37/00 , G01N21/35
CPC classification number: F02C9/00 , B64D27/10 , B64D47/00 , G01N21/33 , G01N21/3577 , G01N21/64 , G01N33/287 , B64D37/00 , G01N2021/3595
Abstract: A fuel characteristic determination system and method for determining one or more fuel characteristics of an aviation fuel for powering a gas turbine engine of an aircraft. The system includes a sensor component that is formed from a nitrile seal material and includes a surface that can be exposed to the fuel; a sensor for measuring a swell parameter of the seal material; and a fuel characteristics determination module for determining one or more fuel characteristics of the fuel based on the swell parameter. The method includes: exposing one or more seals of a fuel system of an aircraft to fuel within the fuel system; exposing a sensor component, made from the same material as the one or more seals, to the fuel; and measuring a swell parameter of the seal material.
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公开(公告)号:US11708769B2
公开(公告)日:2023-07-25
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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公开(公告)号:US12152497B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-26
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
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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