C R E AT E

THE ART
OF STEM
 THE ART OF STEM
This is an example of Additive Layer
Manufacturing (3D printing).
T E C H N O L O GY
 In this book, you’ll be able to colour in some
We claimed a world record for the
largest aero-engine component
assembly ever manufactured using
3D printing with a 1.5m diameter
front bearing housing for the
Trent XWB-97.
THE ART OF STEM
Welcome to Rolls-Royce – and
some incredibly innovative
engineering powered by the
art of STEM
It’s amazing what you can achieve when you combine
Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths with a
burst of creativity and a splash of smart thinking.
At Rolls-Royce, our engineering triumphs simply
wouldn’t be possible without these subjects.
The products we make are the result of lots of careful
scientific, technological and mathematical thinking
combined with engineering genius and some real
artistry. In fact, a lot of the people who work for us
don’t think of our products as products at all –
they say they’re like works of art.
of those products to add your own touches of
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C I V I L A E R O S PA C E THE ART OF STEM

That was… A close-up of our Trent 1000 engine

Made up of some 18,000 components, the Trent 1000 engine was especially designed for
the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. It first entered service in 2011, and it’s 12% more fuel-efficient
than the Trent 800, which entered service in 1996. At take-off, each of its fan blades carries
a load of 90 tons – that’s like hanging nine London buses from the tip of each blade!
Here are more fascinating facts about our Civil Aerospace engines:

SCIENCE T E C H N O L O GY


The core of the Trent XWB The brain of the controls
is capable of withstanding system, the Electronic
operating temperatures of Engine Controller, consumes
up to 2000 Kelvin (1726°C) just 140W when flying.
- this is nearly as hot as That’s less than 10 lightbulbs!
the surface of the sun.

ENGINEERING M AT H S WHAT OUR AMBASSADORS THINK…

“When I started as an intern at Rolls-Royce, I was lucky

  enough to witness the first ever Trent XWB roll off the
One of the Rolls-Royce At maximum capacity, the production line and start its journey to Airbus in Toulouse.
Trent XWBs on the Airbus Airbus A380 is permitted to Victory Road in Derby was lined with hundreds of people
there to watch the parade of the first ever Trent XWB.
A350 produces enough carry 868 passengers – This was a proud moment for the company, and I felt proud to
thrust to power all nine of the most ever. stand with so many fellow engineers cheering on the engine
the Red Arrows at once. as it passed on its convoy.”
DAN, STEM AMBASSADOR, CIVIL AEROSPACE
DEFENCE THE ART OF STEM

That was... Part of the EJ200, the Rolls-Royce Defence jet

engine that powers the Bloodhound SSC
Bloodhound SSC is a UK-led, global project to build a supersonic car that will not only
beat the current land speed world record, but also smash the 1,000mph barrier.
Over 60 Rolls-Royce STEM Ambassadors are Bloodhound Ambassadors, inspiring
young people about this amazing project.
Here are more fascinating facts about our Defence engines:

SCIENCE T E C H N O L O GY

 
The flames you can sometimes Our LiftSystem features
see at the back of the the latest in digital control,
Typhoon is the afterburner. with the processing power
Afterburners can significantly equivalent to playing a
increase thrust – but they PlayStation non-stop for
burn a lot more fuel, so they’re
14 years.
only used for short periods.

ENGINEERING M AT H S WHAT OUR AMBASSADORS THINK…

“It never fails to amaze me what the products we make here

  can do. It’s pretty mind-blowing. These are truly incredible
The maximum thrust The Rolls-Royce LiftFan rotor feats of engineering that are helping to make the world a
supplied for the Lockheed can withstand the impact safer and more stable place. And STEM, together with some
true innovation and craftsmanship, is what makes it all
Martin F-35B Lightning II energy equivalent to Harry possible.”
could support the weight Kane kicking 150 footballs at ERNESTINA, STEM AMBASSADOR, DEFENCE AEROSPACE
of 17 Minis. one time!
POWER SYSTEMS THE ART OF STEM

That was... A Small Modular Reactor plant

Small but perfectly formed: a compact nuclear reactor plant that can offer safe,
reliable and affordable low carbon electricity in the future.

Here are more fascinating facts about our Nuclear technology:

SCIENCE T E C H N O L O GY

 
The largest nuclear Every 1.5 to 2 years, every
reactor is actually the Sun. nuclear plant goes through
It uses nuclear fusion to a cleaning cycle that shuts
convert hydrogen down the plant to allow for the
to helium. removal of radioactive waste.

ENGINEERING M AT H S WHAT OUR AMBASSADORS THINK…

“The UK’s submarine fleet are each powered by a

  Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR). Energy generated from
Worldwide, there are over The Royal Navy’s Nuclear the Reactor Core heats up the Primary Circuit water,
400 commercial nuclear Submarines have travelled which then passes through the Steam Generator tubes.
Heat transfer across these tubes causes the Secondary
reactors producing energy over 18 million miles on Circuit water on the outside of the tubes to boil.
for 31 countries. Rolls-Royce nuclear power. The steam produced is used to drive propulsion steam
turbines, which then turn the propeller. That is the art
of STEM.”
BENJAMIN, STEM AMBASSADOR, NUCLEAR
DEFENCE THE ART OF STEM

That was... The MT30 Marine Gas Turbine

The turbine is based on the Rolls-Royce Trent 800 aero engine. The engine is featured
in the Type 26 Frigate ships in the UK and the Zumwalt-class destroyer ships in the US.
Both ships are truly futuristic looking. The compressor blade is part of a team of blades
squeezing air into a smaller and smaller space before the combustor. The blade has to
operate at over 1000°C in the incredibly hostile environment of the engine.

Here are more fascinating facts about our Shipping innovations:

SCIENCE T E C H N O L O GY


80% of the gas turbine Why would you find a ketchup
science used in our bottle on a ship’s bridge?
engines for aerospace, To mark which pump is switched on –
power systems and in the days before our technologically-
powered Unified Bridge, that is.
marine is based on
The Unified Bridge has simplified the
similar technology. pump buttons, and replaced banks of
screens with just one 10 inch console.

WHAT OUR AMBASSADORS THINK…

ENGINEERING M AT H S “Advances in digital technology are driving the
  development of ship intelligence. Ship intelligence is all
about automating tasks and processes whilst keeping
Even in waves of up to six The Polar research vessel
the human at the centre of critical decision-making and
metres high, our dynamic we designed, ‘The Sir David onboard expertise.”
Attenborough’, will do a wide range
positioning systems are SAMATHY, INTERN AND STEM AMBASSADOR
of tasks, including an acoustic
capable of holding a survey. To support that, it can tow
vessel within two metres of up to 12,000 metres of wire – that’s
its intended position. equivalent to the length of 100
football pitches.
POWER SYSTEMS THE ART OF STEM

That was... A close-up of a Bergen engine

The Bergen is one of the engine ranges in Rolls-Royce Power Systems.
Our Power Systems engines drive ships, power heavy land, rail and defence
vehicles, operate industrial facilities and generate base load, peak load and
emergency power.

Here are more fascinating facts about our Power Systems innovations:

SCIENCE T E C H N O L O GY

 
How is a tree in the
forest turned into
useful wood gas?
The chippers required and even
the wood gasification plants
themselves are driven by MTU
engines from Rolls-Royce.
Our vehicle connection
solutions are key components
for a range of vehicles to
connect the engine with the
vehicle itself, and the driver
with the machine.

WHAT OUR AMBASSADORS THINK…

ENGINEERING M AT H S “When I first thought of Rolls-Royce,
 I thought of aerospace engines. But in fact,
there’s a whole world of innovation and
In Power Systems, There are 85 washing machines
creativity out there that is powering our
robot-supported in the MTU production plants in amazing products.”
production is a key Friedrichshafen. They wash all ANNIE, INTERN AND STEM AMBASSADOR

part of many components that belong in an MTU

manufacturing steps. engine. Some parts have to be

washed up to eight times before
they can go into an engine.
D I G I TA L THE ART OF STEM

That was... our IntelligentEngine vision

Rolls-Royce is taking Engine Health Management (EHM) to a new level of connectivity.

Our IntelligentEngine vision sets out a future where an engine will be increasingly connected,
contextually aware and comprehending, helping to deliver greater reliability and efficiency.

Here are more fascinating facts about our Digital innovations:

SCIENCE T E C H N O L O GY

 
The IntelligentEngine is The IntelligentEngine is
connected – with other contextually aware – of its
engines, its support operating context, constraints
ecosystem, and with its and the needs of the customer,
customer, allowing for allowing it to respond to the
regular, two-way flow of environment around it without
information between
human intervention.
many parties.

WHAT OUR AMBASSADORS THINK…

ENGINEERING
 
The IntelligentEngine is
comprehending – learning
from its own experiences and
from its network of peers
to adjust its behaviour and
achieve best performance.
M AT H S “This amazing technology means we can now
predict when engine parts need replacement,
rather than respond to their failure.”
Rolls-Royce’s latest EHM
NICOLA, STEM AMBASSADOR
system is capable of measuring
thousands of parameters more
than previous versions and it can
monitor entirely new parts of
the engine.
ELECTRICAL THE ART OF STEM

That was... the ACCEL Project

The ACCEL Project aims to build the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft. ACCEL, short for
“Accelerating the Electrification of Flight,” is scheduled to take to the skies over the UK in
2020. Our high performance zero-emissions plane is expected to make a run for the record
books with a target speed of 300+ MPH.

Here are more fascinating facts about our Electrical innovations:

SCIENCE T E C H N O L O GY

 
Electrification is an The ACCEL project is
inescapable trend across intended to pioneer a third
industrial technology wave of aviation which
markets as we all seek is electric.
cleaner, more sustainable
power.

WHAT OUR AMBASSADORS THINK…

ENGINEERING
 
Championing
electrification is a key
part of the Rolls-Royce
strategy for engineering.
M AT H S In 2020, Rolls-Royce will make history when its first fully
electric aircraft takes to the skies over Wales. This exciting
project will help us to bring forward the adoption of zero
Rolls-Royce and its partners,
carbon, electric powered flight.
Electroflight and Yasa, intend the
MATHEU, STEM AMBASSADOR
single-passenger aircraft to break a
series of speed, performance, and
development records in order to
establish the UK as a global leader
in all-electric aviation.