Bon, Aspire Aviation, Daniel Tsang ... suite !
http://www.aspireaviation.com/2012/07/26/boeing-chooses-largest-wingspan-for-777x/?lang=en
LES MOTEURS du 777-XRien de bien nouveau , mais une large compil ...
Tout le monde est obnubilé par les 99-100 000 lbs, hum, avec la maxi voilure qui s'annonce , on verra, je n'y crois guère,
ça devrait monter un peu !
Pour le reste chaque motoriste y va pour sa où ses technos de pointe, et des BPR nettements différents , 10, 12 et 13 ??
Aspire note trés justement que personne ne sait s'il y aura 2 fournisseurs !
Côté P&W j'avais vu ailleurs un ratio de 3,5 du réducteur ... de toute façon,
si ils y vont avec trois propal, dont une GTF, on voit le degré d'incertitude de P&W sur le sujet ... beaucoup de cosmétique !
Peut être un dérivé du GP7200,
hum, ou le projet d'association avec RR
, effectif, et non dévoilé !
Hum, je continue à penser que P&W, cette année, n'est pas prêt pour entrer sur le B777-X
et pas sûr que Boeing laisse beaucoup de temps ....
Allez, mon pronostique n'a pas changé, ce sera entre GE et RR !
P&W n'est pas prêt pour un trés gros GTF ... et ses alliances avec RR, et GE / EA ne me paraissent pas assez solides pour ce type de moteur ... Quand à leurs solutions classiques, n'en parlons plus !
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‘Hot’ engine race------------
All of the world’s three-biggest engine-makers – General Electric
(GE), Rolls-Royce (RR) and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) are competing
for the 100,000lbs engine prize after a request for information (RFI) in
late 2011 which
Aspire Aviation firstly revealed (“Boeing eyes 787 improvement along with production ramp-up“, 11th Jan, 12).
Given its exclusivity contract with Boeing on today’s long-haul
777-300ER and ultra long-haul 777-200LR, the Evendale, Ohio-based
engine-maker GE Aviation is very likely, if not almost certain, to
secure a place on the 777X programme.
General Electric (GE) is developing an improved version of its GEnx
engine, dubbed GE9X, that will slash engine specific fuel consumption
(SFC) by “very close to 10%” lower than the GE90-115B engine on the
777-300ER platform, which will have a 99,500lbs thrust for the GE9X
powering the 407-seat 777-9X and a 88,000lbs thrust for the smaller
353-seat 777-8X sibling.
The 325cm (128in) fan size GE9X will have a 10:1 bypass ratio, 60:1
overall pressure ratio (OPR) and 27:1 high pressure compressor ratio,
versus the corresponding 42:1 and 23:1 on the GE90-115B engine (“Boeing develops 777X to challenge Airbus A350“, 9th Feb, 12) and will feature a third-generation twin-annular premixing swirler (TAPS III).
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Meanwhile, as the request for information (RFI)
did not stipulate
whether the engine on the 777X will be dual-sourced or be another
exclusivity contract at all, according to
Aspire Aviation‘s
understanding, the remaining potential spot on the 777X programme has
sparked intensified competition between Rolls-Royce (RR) and Pratt &
Whitney (P&W), which even prompted a RR-PW joint venture speculation.
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For Rolls-Royce, its larger 337cm (132.5in) RB3025 engine will
improve upon and incorporate latest technologies adopted by its Trent
XWB engine which the UK engine-maker touts as “world’s most
efficient civil turbofan” and
is already exceeding its original specific
fuel consumption (SFC) target, according to Aspire Aviation‘s
sources at Airbus, it will reduce engine SFC by “more than 10%” against
the GE90-115B engine, while providing 99,500lbs of thrust for the
777-9X.
The RB3025 will have a bypass ratio of 12:1 and an overall pressure ratio (OPR) of 60:1, according to a flightglobal report.
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“
The smooth entry into service of the Trent 1000 engine on the 787
shows that we can be trusted (Holé
) and I think that showed to Boeing they can
rely on us. We have tremendous incumbency on the widebody market – half
of the widebody order book that is out there is powered by Rolls-Royce,”
Nuttall reiterated.
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For Pratt & Whitney (P&W), the world’s third-largest
engine-maker
has presented 3 different proposals to Boeing, including
one with a geared concept. Aspire Aviation‘s source at P&W
said the 100,000lbs geared turbofan (GTF) will have a geared ratio of
3:1, same as the much smaller PW1425G PurePower engine, and will reduce
SFC by 13%.
While both General Electric (GE) and Rolls-Royce are boosting the
overall pressure ratio (OPR) of the engine, which is likely to lead to
an increase in the engine operating temperature, thus necessitating the
use of ceramic matrix composite (CMC)
which is expensive and may not be available by 2019, Pratt &
Whitney (P&W) relies on a gearbox that consists of only 7 moving
parts that allows the engine fan to spin at a speed 3 times lower than
the low-pressure turbine (LPT), thereby maximising propulsive efficiency
and fuel efficiency.
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JPRS