The Rolls Royce Allison RB580 turbofan - Matching the market requirement for regional transport

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5577437

Sadler, J H.R.; Peacock, N J; Snyder, L

The RB580 high bypass turbofan engine has a thrust growth capability to 10,000 lb and has been optimized for efficient operation in regional markets involving 50-70 seat airliners with higher-than-turboprop cruise speeds. The two-spool engine configuration achieves an overall pressure ratio of 24 and features a single-stage wide-chord fan for high efficiency/low noise operation. The highly modular design of the configuration facilitates maintenance and repair; a dual-redundant full-authority digital electronic control system is incorporated. An SFC reduction of the order of 10 percent at cruise thrust is achieved, relative to current engines of comparable thrust class.

• OSTI ID: 5577437
• Report Number(s): AIAA-Paper-89-2488; CONF-8907118-
• Resource Relation: Conference: 25. American Society of Mechanical Engineers joint propulsion conference, Monterey, CA (USA), 10-13 Jul 1989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
AIRCRAFT
TURBOFAN ENGINES
COST
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FUEL CONSUMPTION
OPTIMIZATION
SPECIFICATIONS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENGINES
MACHINERY
TURBOMACHINERY
330000* - Advanced Propulsion Systems