The Rolls Royce Trent 900 is a three shaft, axial flow turbofan engine used to power the Airbus A380. It has low, intermediate, and high pressure compressors driven by separate turbines through coaxial shafts. The Trent 900 delivers the lowest lifetime fuel burn and excellent environmental performance. It has a fan diameter of 2.95m and a single annular combustor. Air enters the fan and is compressed before fuel is injected and ignited, expanding the gases to turn the turbines which rotate the fan and compressors.
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Mechanism Description of the Rolls Royce Trent 900
The Rolls Royce Trent 900 is a three shaft, axial flow turbofan engine used to power the Airbus A380. It has low, intermediate, and high pressure compressors driven by separate turbines through coaxial shafts. The Trent 900 delivers the lowest lifetime fuel burn and excellent environmental performance. It has a fan diameter of 2.95m and a single annular combustor. Air enters the fan and is compressed before fuel is injected and ignited, expanding the gases to turn the turbines which rotate the fan and compressors.
The Rolls Royce Trent 900 is a three shaft, axial flow turbofan engine used to power the Airbus A380. It has low, intermediate, and high pressure compressors driven by separate turbines through coaxial shafts. The Trent 900 delivers the lowest lifetime fuel burn and excellent environmental performance. It has a fan diameter of 2.95m and a single annular combustor. Air enters the fan and is compressed before fuel is injected and ignited, expanding the gases to turn the turbines which rotate the fan and compressors.
Mechanism Description of the Rolls Royce Trent 900
Smit Patel Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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Introduction
Intended Audience This mechanism description is for those who have a working knowledge about Rolls Royces Trent 900 turbofan engine. The ideal audience would be mechanical and aerospace engineers / technicians. Formal Definition The Trent 900 engine is a three shaft high bypass ratio, axial flow, turbofan with Low Pressure, Intermediate Pressure and High Pressure Compressors driven by separate turbines through coaxial Shafts. General Description The Trent 900 is the fourth member of the Trent family and includes the latest proven technology. The Trent 900 is the engine of choice for the Airbus A380, with two thirds of operators selecting the engine. It delivers the lowest lifetime fuel burn and has excellent environmental attributes. The Trent 900 will continue to deliver customer benefits as it is part of a living engine family. The Trent 900 fleet now comprises 228 engines on 57 aircraft in service and has accumulated over 2.5 million hours by August 2013. The Trent 900 engine is a three shaft high bypass ratio, axial flow, turbofan with Low Pressure, Intermediate Pressure and High Pressure Compressors driven by separate turbines through coaxial shafts. The 3
LP Compressor fan diameter is 2.95m with a swept fan blade and OGVs to increase efficiency and reduce noise. The combustion system consists of a single annular combustor. The LP and IP assemblies rotate independently in an anti-clockwise direction; the HP assembly rotates clockwise, when viewed from the rear of the engine. Process Analysis Firstly, air that is pulled in by the fan through the core of the engine is compressed by the intermediate and high pressure compressor blades. After fuel injection and ignition the expanding gas exits the engine through various sets of turbine blades. These blades are turned (like the sails on a windmill) and, in turn, they rotate the fan and compressor blades at the front via shafts that pass through the center of the engine. As such, it is the turbine blades that turn the fan, which pulls the air through to develop the thrust. In reality only about a quarter of the air pulled through the fan enters the core of the engine, the remaining cold air is thrown backwards, and around the outside of the core to develop the majority of the engines thrust (see gure 2). 4
Overall Description The overall length of the Trent 900 from tip of the spinner to the tail bearing housing plug mount flange is 5477.5 (mm). The diameter around the center line is 3944 (mm). The engine weighs six thousand two hundred forty six kilograms without any fluids. The engine is made of four different types of materials, Aluminium, Titanium, Steel, and nickel as you can see in the picture below.
In order for the engine to start the minimum oil temperature cannot be lower than negative 30 degrees Celsius. If the temperature falls below that temperature the engine has to be started with special procedure which is defined in the operating instructions. To operate the engine the fuel temperature during flight could be no lower than minus fifty fours degrees Celsius or the freezing point of that specific brand of fuel used. The fuel temperature could not exceed fifty five degrees Celsius during climbing and fifth degrees when descending. The engine is designed to withstand 34 kPA of absolute 5
The Fan, compressor, combuster , turbine are considered to be the main parts of the engine. However the most important part of any engine is the fan as its job is to draw the air into the engine which starts the whole process thus providing the plan with thrust.
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Main Parts (A-level heading)
Fan system Lightest fan system in the industry Proven swept fan design (116" diameter) - low noise, low weight and high performance Proven light weight titanium fan case - robust and transportable whole in Boeing 747F Compressor Intermediate and high pressure compressors Proven Trent technology world-class performance Lowest risk Bladed discs throughout lowest maintenance cost Next generation 3D aerodynamics More efficient airflow throughout engine Better fuel consumption Less parts and lower weight Rolls-Royce unique 3-shaft design enables compressors to operate at optimum speeds Combustor Proven Trent technology Tiled combustor for lowest maintenance costs 7
Engine tests have confirmed the Trent 900 as havingthe world's lowest emissions Meets all proposed legislations with margin Assuredasset value Turbines Proven Trent technology Low risk Next generation 3D aerodynamics with end wall profiling optimum performance and lowest fuel burn Proven shrouded turbine blades Best performance retention High pressure contra rotation
Conta-rotation Contra-rotation of the high pressure system significantly improves the performance and efficiency of the intermediate pressure turbine Improved efficiency Fewer parts Lighter parts