Most powerful diesel in the world

[NJC]

108,920 hp at 102 rpm.

Check out the size of those engine parts! I'd like to see the CNC machine used to make those.

http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/

 

[Curious Kid]

Just amazing.

Like to see some video w/sound of it in operation, as well as all the "life support" equipment.

From my web wanderings, the pictures provided in the above link seem to be the few availible.

 

[Korean_redneck]

It saids that its assembled in Japan.. but the Safety warning signs are in Korean....Looks like an Hyundai Plant to me..

Wow the 14 cylidner version consumes 27.6 gallons a minute.

 

[NJC]

It is incredible. What a testament to superb engineering.

Even though I am in the "high-tech" industry, we are playing around diaper-clad in the sandbox in comparison.

And yes ... 27 gallons PER MINUTE.

That's thirsty!

 

[-Clayton-]

That is amazing.

What oil and how much I wonder?

 

[Shannow]

We had our diesel generators at work serviced today, and I was talking to the mechanic about the Sulzers.

He apparently replaced a couple of pistons on a 93,000 horsepower 12 cyl version a few weeks ago.

 

[NJC]

Shannow, used for power generation in what industry?

 

[Korean_redneck]

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That is amazing.

What oil and how much I wonder?

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I don't know how they do it in civilian ships but when I was in the Navy ships, they purify there own oil and they do oil testing EVERYDAY. In my ship they used Chevron Oil i believe. Since the engines don't burn any oil and the engines are overhauled every 3 years. i think if i can remmeber. anybody in the navy can help me@?!?!

 

[Shannow]

njc, we've got 4MW (5000hp) of diesel gens to provide emergency power to the power stations that I work at.

Personally, I'm responsible for 2400MW (3.2 million HP) of steam turbines.

 

[mechtech]

Keep the RPMs under 104, and they'll run forever.

 

[robbobster]

Efficiency is most impressive.

Also impressive is that, on many engines of this size/type (not sure about the one in the link), you can completely disable a cylinder to work on it, while the rest of the engine runs.

And the most impressive thing is...600 posts! Woo-hoo!

 

[simple_gifts]

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In my ship they used Chevron Oil i believe.

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Probably, Pennzoil caused the Iowa to sludge up and they had to order a 55gal drum of Battleship-RX

 

[Audity]

simple_gifts, I just noticed your location. We're neighbors, I'm in Durham -

 

[Audity]

I've been involved in buying and installing some Wartsilas and other engines in this size range, and the sheer scale of the things is mind-blowing. There are some pretty big spark-ignited engines around, too.

All types of fuels - #6 (bunker) oil, diesel, natural gas. Some run on a mixture of natural gas and oil, and some are either/or.

What I find interesting is that these are all inline engines. V-types are also common, I've bought Wartsila V12's.

 

[dkcase]

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In my ship they used Chevron Oil i believe.

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Probably, Pennzoil caused the Iowa to sludge up and they had to order a 55gal drum of Battleship-RX

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Ships based on the West Coast are lucky; they can get Chevron oil for 49 cents a quart if they watch the sales and rebates..