Trent 900 market information
The Trent has achieved significant commercial success, being the launch engine for all three 787 variants, the A380 and A350. Its overall share of the markets in which it competes is around 40%. Sales of the Trent family of engines have made Rolls-Royce the second biggest supplier of large civil turbofans after General Electric. Singapore Airlines is currently the largest operator of Trents with five variants in service or on order.
- Trent 900 customers – strong global presence.
- The Trent 900 maintains the Trent family's success in the market place by being selected by nine out of the twelve operators who have made engine selections to date on the A380.
- Singapore Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Qantas, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Etihad Airways and China Southern Airlines have already selected the Trent 900 to power their A380.
- The latest orders from British Airways and Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways takes the number of Trent powered aircraft to 116 firm and option A380s, providing a very strong position of 58 per cent of the market.
- The competitor (Engine Alliance) share is 42 per cent, split evenly between GE and Pratt & Whitney.
Leading technical aspects
Fan system
- Largest fan system in the industry
- Proven swept fan design – low in noise and weight but high in performance
- Proven light weight titanium fan case
Intermediate and high pressure compressor
- Bladed discs throughout
- Lowest risk and maintenance cost
- Next generation aerodynamics
- More efficient airflow throughout engine
- Better fuel consumption
- Less parts and lower weight
- Unique 3-shaft design enables compressors to operate at optimum speeds
Combustor
- Tiled combustor for lowest maintenance costs
- Lowest emission rate
- Meets all proposed legislation with margin
- Assured value
Turbines
- Low risk
- Optimum performance and lowest fuel burn
- Best performance retention
- Shrouded turbine blades
High pressure contra-rotation
- Significantly improves the performance and efficiency of the intermediate pressure turbines
- Fewer and lighter parts
Health monitoring
- Operational flexibility
- Using predictive maintenance technology that enables real-time monitoring by sensors
- The on-board intelligent software analyses data in flight and provides advanced engine health monitoring capability
The Trent 900 is the fourth member of the Trent family and includes the latest proven technology. For example-
- The engine’s 24 fan blades are to a new swept design that reduces the effect of shock waves, as the tip of the fan rotates supersonically, making it lighter, quieter and more efficient.
- The fan containment system is also the first to be manufactured from Titanium and does not need the additional Kevlar wrap, making it a lighter and smaller system
- At the core of the engine, the high-pressure shaft rotates in the opposite direction to the other two shafts, meaning the engine can be made lighter and more fuel-efficient.
Environmentally friendly
The Trent family embodies many features that provide class-leading environmental performance. Care for the environment is the major driving force behind the design of the latest Rolls-Royce engines, and the Trent 900 is an exceptionally environmentally friendly engine. It is the world’s cleanest high-thrust engine, with emissions well below all current and proposed legislations, generating only 40% of the CO2 per passenger kilometer of an average family car. Despite its size and power it is extremely quiet, meaning that the Airbus A380 has only around one third of the noise level of previous 150 seat aircraft.
Trent 900 engine uses a 116-inch swept fan, a low NOx combustor and contra-rotating high-pressure systems which minimize emissions, noise and fuel consumption, making the Trent 900 the most environmentally friendly engine powering the Airbus A380.
Conclusion
Engine is the powerhouse of every kind of aircraft and one of the most vital parts of it. It’s very important to develop this with pace of time because in aviation nothing is stationary or constant. New technology is always welcomed to take the charge. Trent 900 engines is the product of Rolls-Royce Company which has been pioneered the engine technology by various means. Trent 900 is also an exceptional one which has already earned its place in the aviation world.
