Rolls Royce The Jet Engine Manual

ISBN 0 902121 2 35

' Rolls-Royce plc 1986 Fifth edition Reprinted 1996 with revisions. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means including photocopying and recording or storing in a retrieval system of any nature without the written permission of the copyright owner. Application for such permission should be addressed to: The Technical Publications Department Rolls-Royce plc Derby England Colour reproduction by GH Graphics Ltd. Printed in Great Britain by Renault Printing Co Ltd Birmingham England B44 8BS For Rolls-Royce plc Derby England ISBN 0902121 235 Acknowledgements The following illustrations appear by kind permission of the companies listed. Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus page 11 Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Ltd. Adour Mk102 page 45 AdourMk151 page 199 RTM322 Turboshaft page 243 Boeing Commercial Airplane Company page 144 Turbo-Union Ltd. RB199 page 169 IAE International Aero Engines AG V2500 page 251

Contents 1 Basic mechanics 1 2 Working cycle and airflow 11 3 Compressors 19 4 Combustion chambers 35 5 Turbines 45 6 Exhaust system 59 7 Accessory drives 65 8 Lubrication 73 9 Internal air system 85 10 Fuel system 95 11 Starting and ignition 121 12 Controls and instrumentation 133 13 Ice protection 147 14 Fire protection 153 15 Thrust reversal 159 16 Afterburning 169 17 Water injection 181 18 Vertical/short take-off and landing 187 19 Noise suppression 199 20 Thrust distribution 207 21 Performance 215 22 Manufacture 229 23 Power plant installation 243 24 Maintenance 251 25 Overhaul 263 Appendix 1; Conversion factors 277

Rolls-Royce Trent 800 Developed from the RB211, the Trent covers a thrust range of 71,000 lb to 92,000 lb thrust, with the capability to grow beyond 100,000 lb. The Trent 800 features a 110 inch diameter wide-chord fan, high flow compressors and Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC). Detailed engineering design began in 1988 to meet the propulsion requirements of the Airbus A330 (Trent 700) and Boeing 777 (Trent 800). The Trent first ran in August 1990, and in January 1994 a Trent 800 demonstrated a world record thrust of 106,087 lb. The engine entered service in March 1995 in the Airbus A330.

Introduction This book has been written to provide a simple and self-contained description of the working and underlying principles of the aero gas turbine engine. The use of complex formulae and the language of the specialist have been avoided to allow for a clear and concise presentation of the essential facts. Only such description and formulae, therefore, as are necessary to the understanding of the function and the theory of the engine are included. It will be noted that the emphasis in this book is on the turbo-jet engine and that no special part deals with the propeller-turbine engine. This is because the working principles of both engine types are essentially the same. However where differences in function or application do exist, these are described. The aero gas turbine is being continually developed to provide improved performance for each new generation of aircraft; the fourth edition of this book has been revised and expanded to include the latest aero gas engine technology.

Rolls-Royce RB183 Mk 555 On 1 April, 1943, Rolls-Royce assumed responsibility for the Power Jets W2B which, a month earlier, had made its first flight in the Gloster E28/39 at 1200lb thrust. Later known as the B23 Welland it was, during April, put through a 100 hr test at the design rating of 1600 Ib thrust. In June, 1943, it flew in a Gloster Meteor at 1400lb thrust. Production Welland-Meteors were in action against V-1 flying bombs in August 1944. Rolls-Royce B23 Welland

Rolls Royce The Jet Engine Manual

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