The document discusses the role and activities of Rolls-Royce's Strategic Research Centre. The Centre looks ahead to identify emerging technologies beyond the time horizon of current sectors and ensures they can deliver potential value to Rolls-Royce. Key areas of research include aerospace systems and components, energy, marine, materials and manufacturing, electrical, and measurement technologies. The Centre aims to accelerate innovation and support organic growth through technology-led spin-offs.
2. Role of the Strategic Research Centre
To deliver competitive advantage through technologies
beyond the time horizon or scope of our existing sectors
Normally, partnerships towards TRL 4.
3. Role of the Strategic Research Centre
To look ahead for the next technologies
Beyond the time horizon of today’s sectors
Beyond the scope of today’s sectors
Ensures those technologies are aligned to deliver
potential Plc value
Lead / support of collaboration assessments
Route for organic growth via technology led spin-outs
(Fuel Cells, Tidal)
Co-located with new ACC (Advanced Concepts Centre)
– which covers Systems
Will be at the heart of the Corporate Innovation Strategy
4. A new team to manage “the idea venturi”
Better matching innovation and needs
Outward
Outward
Looking
Looking
Inward
Inward
Looking
Looking
Harvesting - All
Harvesting - All
field of science
field of science
Enablers
Enablers
Barriers
Barriers
Improvers
Improvers
Park
Park
Critical needs for
Critical needs for
the different sectors
the different sectors
Assessment and selection – gated
Assessment and selection – gated
process
process
Transfer
Transfer
Stop
Stop
Transfer plan
Transfer plan
5. Emerging Technology
EmTech - Horizon Scanning
and matching to future needs
Positive 2012 feedback from
stakeholders – over 160
technologies assessed
Developing and maturing the
best opportunities seen
across the Strategic Research
capability and Business.
7. Aerospace (Civil/Defense/GTSC)
Innovative Components /
Technologies
Novel Thermal Management
Technologies
- Including Fuel DeOx Testing
Emerging advanced seals
- Rotating & static
Next generation aero lubricants
- Liquids and Solids
Low cost hydrophobic coating
Rolls-Royce proprietary information
Lubricant Chemistry and Characterisation
8. Energy
Fuel Flexibility
Alternate fuels for Energy systems
Waste to Energy – ETI Project
Enhance Existing product range
Emission Reduction technologies
Next generation systems &
technology
CO2 capture for Enhanced Oil
Recovery use
Rolls-Royce proprietary information
9. Marine
Environmental Efficiency
Computational methods to optimise ship
efficiency
Support of ETI HDVE programme*
Propulsion and Power
Wind Power for Propulsion
Next Generation Naval Waterjets
Advanced cycle GT & waste heat recovery
Novel Equipment
Bio-fouling resistant propeller
Cavitation resistant coatings
Rolls-Royce proprietary information
Enercon E-Ship 1
11. Materials & Manufacturing
Emerging materials
‘Super Elastic’ Titanium Alloys
- Rubber like properties – erosion/damping
opportunities
Probabilistic Alloy Development
Vision 20 - Turbine materials
Manufacturing Process exploration
Functional Cellular structures
High Performance Electrical
terminations
Novel Coatings*
Marine (Bio/Cavitation)
Aerospace (Icephobic/Lubricant)
Nuclear (Corrosion/Wear)
Rolls-Royce proprietary information
12. Electrical
Electrical Machines
High Temperature Electric Machine Project
Superconducting Machine Project
Innovative Manufacture for Machines
Electrical Machine Materials
Power Electronics & Converters
Novel Power Electronics Programme
Electrical System Technologies
Thermo-electric technologies (EU Powerdriver)
Rolls-Royce proprietary information
13. Measurement
Imaging systems
Borescope live auto defect detection
In-engine CCTV
Embedded application development
Composites measurement (inc. RRC)
AZP thruster wireless system
Advanced sensors
High temperature wireless
Advanced Marine sensors (linked to SEEMP)
MEMS Sensors (inc. ATC Singapore)
Civil Nuclear development
Rolls-Royce proprietary information
14. Summary
The Strategic Research Centre is a cross
sectoral, multi-disciplinary team, striving
to accelerate Technology innovation and
bring value to market, robust for many
future worlds.
Editor's Notes
Vision 20:
Blended wing body and distributed propulsion
R-R and EADS innovation Group
Identify best propulsion system – R-R focus is fan and intakes in DEAP
Distributed = a GT plus multiple fans
=higher BPR and propulsion efficiency
Boundary layer ingestion reduces drag
Combined effect = ~4.0% increase in SFC for distributed prop plus BLI in Mech solution. DEAP will look at Electrical which could give 5%+
Transient Operation (TOPMEN):
Power transfer between shafts
Improves surge margin, efficiency and minimize bleeds
Generators on each shaft with control of loads
Energy storage also considered to manage transients
Novel Cycles:
Cryo fuel – exploring liquid methane and liquid hydrogen
Variable cycles – inter-turbine burning = effectively reheat
Variable cores / nozzle – SMA VAN and also looking at means of changing engine capacity to optimize to flight profile
Thermal Management: Defense mainly interested in this – signature and overall efficiency motivations
Advanced Seals:
Range of seal technologies –rotating and static
SRC concepts to be developed further – double sided seal
Installation and controls – fire seals issues
10-15 mins fire withstand requirements proving an issue
SRC study to look at alternative approaches and technologies
Distortion tolerant fan – part of BWB / BLI – asymmetrical entry conditions / loadings
Low cost hydrophobic coatings – Ti & PTFE coating approach limits ice build up and enhances shedding
NOTE: Also committed TGL support post Alstom Sale
SEEMP Ships energy efficiency monitoriing plan
EEDI engine efficiency design index
Legislation starting from 2013 will move across most ships by 2020. Significant opportunity to be one stop to maintain compliance.
Waste heat recovery - organic rankine cycles, air bottoming cycles. Continuation of work begun in 2011 behind naval GTs. Thermoelectrics categorised, useful power output but not gamechanging, only a MW or so currently likely.
Waterjets – continuation of improvement in low ship speed thrust. Important for applications where accel ‘onto the plane’ is needed. Also, in ferries, potential to eliminate some thrusters. Lead concept so far has auxiliary passages to bypass the jet nozzle at high speed.
Adv cycle GT – continuation of work underway on recuperator and cycle design for a higher power next generation of WR 21 for potential US Navy application.
Marine anti icing – deck machinery identified at rear which cannot be covered by superstructure shaping.
Advanced Composite repair technology:
Paul Williams overseeing
Link with Bristil Uni and National Composites Centre
Super-Elastic:
GUM metal @ Toyota
Applications:
Compliance – joints, cushioned interfaces
Vibration Damping
Erosion tolerant
Containment
Probabilistic Alloy Development – Bryce from Cambridge – PhD day
Patented process for Robust Design of Alloys
V20 Turbine Materials – outside of SRC – EU funded – not really strategic research
Functional cellular structures
Structural reinforcement / concentration of density in areas of higher stress -optimum material usage and space usage
Improved stress analysis tools have enabled a revisit
High performance electrical terminations
High temp electrical machines – systematically approached technology enablers of conductors, wire insulation, encapsulation, slot liner and termination
High Temperature Machine (continuation with UoSh)
Focus = higher temp materials with extended life.
Enabling embedded integrated electrical machines and actuators in high temperature environments leading to optimised system benefits.
Potential to improve power density at cooler temperatures.
Provision of a differentiating high value electrical solution leading to new potential system offerings in aerospace and civil nuclear and possibly beyond.
Superconducting Machines (PSAM = Programmable SC AC Machines)
Marine Electrical Machines / Pods
Informing Distributed Electrical Propulsion
Superconducting offers the greatest potential step-change in electrical power density of more than double conventional.
Superconducting machines offer improved and high efficiencies over a wider power/ speed range.
Provision of a market differentiating high value electrical solution giving R-R the opportunity to provide added system value.
Rim Drive
Marine is initial focus – merchant low cost tunnel thrusters
Induction rim drive offers good cost benefit over PMG but needs further feasibility technical assessment – has smaller speed range
Innovative Manufacture of Machines
Value proposition before mantech lead
Explore sensitivity / impact of possible improvements
Electrical machine Materials
Validate previous assumptions and see how far we can go!
Novel Power Electronic Programme Main Benefits:
Gallium Nitride and Diamond Heat Spreader to improve thermal performance – feeds Renault Sport collaboration
Improve power conversion power density.
Enabling operation at higher ambient temperatures
Improved system power quality and efficiency.
Electrical Systems Programme Main Benefits:
EU powerdriver – March 2014 completion
Waste Heat Recovery in Marine Bergen Diesels
Looking to deliver optimised TEG Module
Benefits:
Borescope live auto defect detection
During borescope inspection, On-Wing Care mechanic will see smaller defects live and ensure full coverage
In-engine CCTV
Richer information of engine condition. Should provide earlier warning of faults, determining correct location.
Embedded composites monitoring
Monitor parts sub-surface during manufacture, dev test (& possibly in-service), to improve understanding of material, improve control of manufacture processes and provide early warning before major failures.
AZP thruster wireless system
Improve on current slip-ring system to provide wireless EHM data transfer : cheaper, more marketable and applicable to smaller thrusters.
High temperature wireless data
Extend capability of wireless sensors to 700+degC, enabling cable-free data from a wider range of applications.
MEMS = Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
Alternative strategies:
Lots of low cost less accurate sensors plus statistical analysis vs fewer high cost accurate sensors