The Future of Propulsion Highlights from ISABE 2017
ICAS Belo Horizante, 9-14 September 2018
Professor Ric Parker with Ibrahim Eryilmaz President ISABE Cranfield University International Society for Air Breathing Engines
ICAS 2018 Belo1 Horizante, 9-14 September 2018 1 © Cranfield University Agenda • ISABE 2017, Manchester • The Future of Propulsion • Commitments • Enabling Technologies • ISABE 2017 Highlights • Words from Keynotes • Words from Presenters • Electric propulsion (Rolls-Royce) • Next Conference - ISABE 2019, Canberra
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights2 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 2 © Cranfield University ISABE 2017, Manchester - Economy, Efficiency & Environment
Hosted by Rolls-Royce and UK Organising Committee
Co-hosted by Cranfield University Supported by
Manchester Central Convention Complex
Sponsored by
The city where The Honourable Charles Rolls met Sir Henry Royce
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights3 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 3 © Cranfield University ISABE 2017, Manchester - Economy, Efficiency & Environment
• 370 registered participants • 18 keynotes
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights4 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 4 © Cranfield University ISABE 2017, Manchester - Economy, Efficiency & Environment
• Interactive parallel sessions • 248 papers • Panel discussions + Q&A
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights5 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 5 © Cranfield University The Future of Propulsion - Commitments
EU Flightpath - 2050 Integrated Certification CO2 emissions systems cost 75% ↓* engineering 50% ↓
Air traffic Noise emissions Innovation management 65% ↓* 25M flights/year
EU travel NOx emissions 90% ↓* Environment Market within 4 hours
0 emissions Arrivals within taxi Research Safety 1 minute
Technology Network Accidents Public & Private 80% ↓ Universities Manned/ & unmanned Industry vehicles together
*reductions w.r.t 2000
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights6 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 6 © Cranfield University The Future of Propulsion – Enabling Technologies • UHBR engine sizing - Integrity and installation challenges • Cycle innovations – variable cycles • Manufacturing - Additive manufacturing & fast prototyping • Virtual engine design systems • Integrated aircraft and propulsion system design • Boundary layer ingestion • Electrification (Separate presentation) • More electric aircraft • Electric augmented • Hybrid electric • Electric propulsion
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights7 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 7 © Cranfield University From Keynotes – Safran Aircraft Engines
2018 LEAP-1C entering into service By additive manufacturing • Certified by EASA & FAA • 20% reduction in engine parts by 2025
Green taxiing® • 2-4 % fuel burn reduction Powering COMAC 919 • Narrow body, 2 engine aircraft
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights8 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 8 © Cranfield University From Keynotes – Rolls-Royce Global Partnership • 31 University Technology Centres • 14 Research Centres and other Partnerships
UltraFan® gearbox DaVinci • The world’s most powerful gearbox Design and Validate in the Computer has run to max. power Investment • Less testing, better quality, lower cost
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights9 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 9 © Cranfield University From Keynotes – Airbus
Existing product improvements – on track New configurations • Design for Additive Layer Manufacturing • Hybrid electric propulsion • 5% waste material • up to 50% potential weight saving
Towards Urban Air Mobility • Pioneering role in opening the market
Better integration and architecture – BLADE: Breakthrough Laminar Aircraft Demonstrator in Europe • 2017 – Flight tests on Airbus A340
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights10 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 10 © Cranfield University From Keynotes – Cranfield AIRC & DARTeC • AIRC • A £35m investment by Cranfield, HEFCE, Rolls Royce and Airbus • Surrogate airframer for Rolls-Royce & surrogate component supplier for Airbus • DARTeC • A £65m investment by Cranfield, HEFCE, Thales, SAAB, Boeing UK, Raytheon, Monarch Ltd
Air vehicles
Airline
Airspace Management
Airport
DARTeC - Digital Aviation Research and Technology AIRC - Aerospace Integration Research Centre ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights11 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 11 © Cranfield University From Keynotes – Aerospace Technology Institute UK Aerospace programme roles ATI Portfolio by Value Stream
Impact of New Technologies – Case Studies
Advanced Wing Assembly Harsh Environment AMRC Titanium Casting • Right first tie assembly Electronics • World’s largest Ti casting facility • Cost & lead time reduction • 250 ⁰C capable • £15M investment environment ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights12 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 12 © Cranfield University From Keynotes – Clean Sky Joint Undertaking A public-private partnership- A focal point in European Aviation • 14 Industrial leaders & EU Commission • €1.8Bn EU funding, 4B € total cost, >800 participants
Contra-Rotating Open Rotor, SAFRAN • Ground test demonstrator Geared turbofan demonstrator, MTU • Compliant with the new noise standards • New systems for a more electric engine • Offering 30% ↓ in fuel burn compared to • All electric VGV actuator 2000
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights13 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 13 © Cranfield University From Presenters – Boundary Layer Ingestion View of the RAPRO2 BLI experimental system in the L1 wind tunnel - ONERA
• Distorted fan flow • Less drag on fuselage and nacelle • BLI reduces global power needed • Less fuel to drive the fan
Fan Exit Po
PowerExp No BLI Po No BLI
Po PowerExp With BLI With BLI
ISABE-2017-22536
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights14 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 14 © Cranfield University From Presenters – UHBR Engine Sizing Installation challenge, system sizing and synthesis • Optimized pylon & nacelle geometry and wing shape • Straight (low) wing, gull wing, truss braced wing
Impact on landing systems length and weight • FAA minimum ground clearance ≥ 9in • Minimum allowable roll angle ≥ 8 degrees
ISABE-2017-22605 ISABE-2017-22605 & J. Bonini SAFRAN keynote
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights15 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 15 © Cranfield University From Presenters – UHBR Engine Sizing Low wing Low wing Variable Pitch Geared Fan Fixed Pitch Geared Fan
• VPF- No thrust reverser • Less landing gear ↑ with a slimmer nacelle to accommodate UHBR • opt. FPR ~1.3-1.35 - VPGF < FPGF
Truss braced wing Truss braced wing Variable Pitch Geared Fan Fixed Pitch Geared Fan • High wing • No ground clearance constraint • High span - gate compatibility issues • Further fuel burn↓ - opt. FPR<1.2
ISABE-2017-22605
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights16 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 16 © Cranfield University From Presenters – Manufacturing EOS GmbH & Universität der Rolls-Royce Advance3 Bundeswehr • Critical long lead time parts - Fast Make SCUs • Compressor vane with pressure • Intercase cast in sub-sections and bolted probes - Additive Manufacturing, • Blisk stages machined from solid and Electron DMLS Beam welded
ISABE-2017-22529
CastBondTM HP-NGVs • Cooling capability
ISABE-2017-22705
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights17 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 17 © Cranfield University From Presenters – Virtual Engine Design Systems 3-D transient dynamic sub-systems modelling, LS-DYNA
AECC Ltd. • Fan shaft is connected • Stress under FBO loads
ISABE-2017-22675
Cranfield Rolls-Royce UTC Force (t) • Shaft failure – no connection • Turbine overspeed Torque (t)
ISABE-2017-21440
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights18 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 18 © Cranfield University From Presenters – Cycle Innovations Candidate technologies for year 2050 engines – qualitative assessment • Intercooling • Topping cycles- pressure rise • Recuperation combustion • Variable geometry • Pulse-detonation combustors • VIGVs for IP and HP compressors • Piston engines • Variable pitch fan • Bottoming cycles • Secondary combustion • Use the core exhaust as heat input • S-CO2
Reverse flow core turbofan engine architecture with several features ISABE-2017-22660
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights19 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 19 © Cranfield University From Presenters – Cycle Innovations The variable cycle engine – quantitative assessment • 3 spool mixed flow turbofan • Variable turbines • Variable fan IGV • Variable mixer • Variable compressors • Variable nozzle
• MTU cycle code • Thermodynamics • Meanline code • Flowpath design • Preliminary mechanical design tool • Weight prediction
SFC improvement ISABE-2017-22704
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights20 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 20 © Cranfield University From Presenters – Noise Reduction The NASA Aircraft Noise Reduction Sub- project • Acoustic liner technology • Propulsion airframe aeroacoustics
Over-The-Rotor Liner (Acoustic Casing Treatment) • Casing grooves over the fan tip • Groves have porosity to allow communication between unsteady flow and absorbers
Challenges • Fan losses, already solved: to be published soon • Fabrication
ISABE-2017-22697
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights21 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 21 © Cranfield University From Presenters – Turbo-Electric Propulsion Improvements w.r.t improved baseline Techno-economic and environmental aircraft (IBA) risk assessment (TERA) of NASA's derived from Boeing 777-200LR N+3-X aircraft • TERA methodology by Cranfield • Boundary layer ingestion • Turbomachinery • Aircraft performance • Economic modelling
60 % fuel reduction target
ISABE-2017-22535 ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights22 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 22 © Cranfield University List of References
• ISABE 2017 keynote, Ian Gray, Cranfield University AIRC • ISABE 2017 keynote, Charles Champion, Airbus • ISABE 2017 keynote, Jerome Bonini, Safran Aircraft Engines • ISABE 2017 keynote, Paul Stein, Rolls-Royce plc • ISABE 2017 keynote, Simon Weeks, Aerospace Technology Institute UK • ISABE 2017 keynote, Jean-François Brouckaert , Clean Sky Joint Undertaking • ISABE-2017-22536, G. Billonnet, O. Atinault and R. Grenon, Assessment of the Fan Simulation for quantifying the Boundary Layer Ingestion benefits on an Experimental Propulsion System • ISABE-2017-22605, J.C.M. Tai, C. A. Perullo, D.N. Mavris, J. Whurr, D. Boyd, Integrated Assessment of Vehicle Architecture Tradeoffs for Variable Pitch Geared Fan Engine • ISABE-2017-22529, S. Bindl, F. Kern, R. Niehuis, Additive Manufacturing of a Compressor Vane with Multi-Hole Pressure Probes • ISABE-2017-22705, A.Geer, The Rolls-Royce Advance3 Project – Proving our Future Core • ISABE-2017-22675, S. Hu, X. Chai, Application of Sub-Modelling Technique for Whole Engine Transient Dynamic Analysis • ISABE-2017-21440, I. Eryilmaz, V. Pachidis, Turbine thermomechanical modelling during excessive axial movement and overspeed • ISABE-2017-22660, A. Rolt, C. Xisto, Selecting Combinations of Advanced Aero Engine Technologies • ISABE-2017-22704, C. Hennig, F. Grauer, Challenges of Preliminary Aircraft Engine Design with Variable Cycle Technology • ISABE-2017-22697, D. Van Zante, D. Nark, H. Fernandez, Propulsion Noise Reduction Research in the NASA Advanced Air Transport Technology Project • ISABE-2017-22535, C. Goldberg, J. Feldery, D. Nalianda, V. Sethi, P. Pilidis, R. Singh, Turbo-electric Vehicle Study - A techno-economic and environmental risk assessment of NASA's N3-X
ICAS 2018 – Belo Horizante Highlights23 from ISABE 2017 - Manchester 23 © Cranfield University Electric propulsion
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Rolls-Royce Electrical Property information, strictly private and confidential, ©2018 Rolls-Royce Efficiency High levels of efficiency Allows energy-use Electric optimisation
Propulsion High level of control Benefits Easily configurable Capability Propulsion airframe Hybrid Electric integration Propulsion Transforms Novel architectures Aircraft Design Space Zero local emissions Emissions Potentially lower levels of noise
Single engine, increased Maintenance redundancy Power Management control to reduce wear
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Rolls-Royce Electrical Property information, strictly private and confidential, ©2018 Rolls-Royce How might it impact aviation?
Incremental (Electrification)
Disruptive (Electric propulsion)
Incremental Disruptive More electric Aircraft New airframe and/or transport Electrical content increasing concepts could appear Electrical technology Scope of supply may change advancing New entrants may appear in market Electrical enhancement - BLI Rolls-Royce Electrical Property information, strictly private and confidential, ©2018 Rolls-Royce Short Range Medium Range Time Saver
Personal pax
4 4 Congestion Convenience Disruption in - Transport 1 Option short/medium 1 Beater travel. VTOL unlocks new Markets
pax Regiona Potential to take Local
20 20 l VTOL
- share of small
4 Commuter 2 business jet market
Alternative to rail and current aircraft pax Regional Economic advantage over new Rail
100 100 Hybrid - Infrastructure
20 3 Ability to operate closer to destination than conventional aircraft
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A shift in transport mode Enabling innovative civil aerospace and defence operations
• Reduced operating cost • Flexibility in vehicle • Reduced emissions propulsion integration • Reduced aircraft noise • Flexibility to energy
Rolls-Royce Electrical source Property information, strictly private and confidential, ©2018 Rolls-Royce New policies on transportation subsidies Digital ticketing It’s not just New physical and cyber security about the systems airplane… Minimalist city airport design Security pre-clearance Ground Infrastructure Dynamic air traffic management Single pilot operation Mobility as a service New aircraft types (STOL, low Revolution noise) in regional transport
Rolls-Royce Electrical Property information, strictly private and confidential, ©2018 Rolls-Royce Full system hybridization Technology (series, larger Electrification Partial system energy Development hybridization storage) (Parallel) – Full system Rolls-Royce Electrical – combined Electrification Hybrid Technologies engine + (Turbo- • Starter- • Parallel Hybrid energy Electric, no Generator More storage • Series Hybrid energy • Electric Electric Accessories • Turbo-electric storage • Engine Starter- • Secondary distributed propulsion Generator Aircraft • • Starter- Electric Systems Generator Accessories • Starter- Electrificatio • Electric • Secondary Generator n Accessories Aircraft Systems • Electric • Propulsion Focus on Technology • Secondary Electrification Accessories Electrificatio Advancement and Aircraft • Propulsion • Secondary n (Pure Systems Electrification: Demonstrators for Aircraft Electric Electrificatio Blending of Systems Thrust) Early Product n Conventional Electrification Opportunities • Propulsion and Electric thrust Electrificatio Time n
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Hybrid short-range regional aircraft Hybrid regional demonstrator Airbus, Roll-Royce Siemens E-Thrust
Hybrid MoM Airbus, Rolls-Royce Systems Integration The ability to integrate mechanical, electrical and thermal Key systems challenges • Safety & certification • Electro mechanical integration Electric and • Cooling Hybrid Electric • Control propulsion are • Corona discharge poised to reshape the aerospace industry Component Technology The ability to design high performance, high integrity components • Lightweight, high power density machines • High temperature electrical materials • Fault tolerant power electronics
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