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Market
aircraft engine
Soaring use of composites
in aircraft engines
- Soaring use of
composites in aircraft
engines ...................... p18
Some people think that the use of composites in aircraft engines
is fairly recent, but this is not the case. Rolls-Royce had already
started using carbon turbine blades back in the late 1960s. The
military has also been using composites for a long time, in particular ceramic matrix composites (CMC) for jet exhaust nozzles. It is
true, though, that the general shift towards carbon fibre composites
(CFC) and CMC has been more recent, even if hybrid fabrics were
already being used for the flow straighteners in the famous CFM
56 turbofan engine. The latest engines use CFC on a massive scale.
This is a strong trend, since only composites can deliver the weight
reduction needed for the larger engines that are required for greater
energy efficiency.
C
omposites can be found in nearly all
segments of the aircraft engine market.
This includes the smallest engines
for single-engine aircraft (carbon blades),
those used in the military segment, and the
largest engines for aircraft like the A380.
The present article focuses on commercial
aviation, which accounts for the largest
market volume.
By 2017, the demand for carbon, glass and
aramid fibre reinforced composites should
rise to nearly 1,300 metric tons/year, from
about 500 metric tons in 2005 (Figure 1).
Rising demand
from aviation
With the growth of the commercial aviation market, things are looking good for
composites. According to the Japan Aircraft
Development Corporation's "Worldwide
Market Forecast 2015-2034" report, the
market segment should see a demand for
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as many as 82,065 aircraft engines from
now until 2035 (spare engines account
for 10%). This is equivalent to USD 1,104
billion, at 2014 constant market prices.
Of that number, 58%, or 42,994 engines,
should be for single-aisle aircraft (i.e. the
A320 and B737 families along with their
successors and competitors) and 18,504
engines, or a bit less than a quarter of
the total, for ultra long-range jetliners. In
terms of value, however, long-range aircraft
should account for most of the market with
USD 517 billion, compared to USD 401
billion for ultra long-range. These are colossal figures, both for the number of engines
and for the capital involved (see Figure 2).
Main players
The market is dominated by four major
players: General Electric (GE Aviation division), Safran, Pratt & Whitney and RollsRoyce. These companies are competitors,
but join forces on certain programmes
through consortiums: CFM International
(a 50/50 joint company between Safran
subsidiary Snecma and GE); International
http://www.experience-composites.com/en/
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016
Cover
Edito
Point of view: Europe
Contents
COMPANY & BUSINESS
Development
Agenda of Events
APPLICATIONS
Thermoplastics
Automotive
MARKET
Aircraft engine
FEATURE AERONAUTICS
Aerostructures
Characterisation
Thermoplastics
Aero-engines
Process
CFRP
Semi-product
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Review
Core material
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONS
NDT
Marine
Index
In the world
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Cover
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Edito
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Point of view: Europe
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Contents
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - COMPANY & BUSINESS
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Development
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Agenda of Events
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - AdHEC
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Thermoplastics
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Automotive
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Aircraft engine
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Aerostructures
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - 25
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Characterisation
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Thermoplastics
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Aero-engines
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Process
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - 39
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - CFRP
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - 42
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Semi-product
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - 45
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Review
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - 48
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - 49
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Core material
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - 52
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - NDT
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Marine
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - Index
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #106 - July 2016 - In the world
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