Most Powerful Diesel Engine

[mehrshadvr4]

http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/

Maximum torque: 5,608,312 lb/ft

[Rockefella]

I think this is a repost, but, it's still pretty damn impressive.

[hercmostar]

I wonder how big that turbocharger has to be? Hmmmm...

[car_fiend]

ya, i remember this was posted, but it was posted quite a while ago, so i guess for the new members to c...eh. ne ways ya, very impressive.

[ZeTurbo]

What gets to me is how efficient it is despite its large size.

[hercmostar]

Some ricer will try fit it in his Skyline...

Edit: Simular to this: (Warning: Don't try this at home!)

[jediali]

i worked on a ship and i seen a 20,000hp 2 stroke twin turbo 6 cyl diesel every day, it had a capacity of around 20,000 litres and ran at 90rpm. stroke was over 2 metres, bore was about 620mm. This engine (and 3 other smaller 2000hp diesel generators) consumed about 50 tonnes of marine diesel oil (lowest in the distilaation process) a day. quite a noisy brute

[cmcpokey]

that stuff those engines use is barely refined crude... we use better stuff than that in our ships. the one i am going to uses jet fuel. most of those huge diesels they don't like to accelerate, just start going one speed, then stay there.

[hec16]

Originally Posted by hercmostar

Some ricer will try fit it in his Skyline...

Edit: Simular to this: (Warning: Don't try this at home!)

jajaja maybe not on a skyline but I bet you some idiot did tought about it in a Honda CRX

["Clevor" Angel]

Gives a whole new meaning to the term "engine building".

[jediali]

Originally Posted by cmcpokey

that stuff those engines use is barely refined crude... we use better stuff than that in our ships. the one i am going to uses jet fuel. most of those huge diesels they don't like to accelerate, just start going one speed, then stay there.

if it uses jet fuel, it aint a big diesel its probably a gas turbine, as for where marine fuel oil come from:
http://www.iupac.org/didac/Slide%20I...s/D2%20P01.jpg

The MV Brasil Star i was on had no gearbox or intermediate drive, the engine just powerd the prop. But the engine had several speeds ranging from 1 to 22 knots. The ship is a reefer (refridgerates) so uses a lot fuel cooling the cargo so a fast ship uses more less because it refridgerates for shorter periods.

[cmcpokey]

Originally Posted by jediali

if it uses jet fuel, it aint a big diesel its probably a gas turbine, as for where marine fuel oil come from:
http://www.iupac.org/didac/Slide%20I...s/D2%20P01.jpg

The MV Brasil Star i was on had no gearbox or intermediate drive, the engine just powerd the prop. But the engine had several speeds ranging from 1 to 22 knots. The ship is a reefer (refridgerates) so uses a lot fuel cooling the cargo so a fast ship uses more less because it refridgerates for shorter periods.

correct on the gas turbine. i am going to a frigate, the USS TAYLOR, powered by 2 GE LM2500 gas turbines. i am actually at school in Rhode Island right now learning how to run them.

not having reduction gears is crazy to me, but then again, our engines spin at a lot higher RPMs.

[jediali]

Originally Posted by cmcpokey

correct on the gas turbine. i am going to a frigate, the USS TAYLOR, powered by 2 GE LM2500 gas turbines. i am actually at school in Rhode Island right now learning how to run them.

not having reduction gears is crazy to me, but then again, our engines spin at a lot higher RPMs.

sounds like you will have a great time. yes gas turbines spin very fast and gain torque through reduction gearing wheras big diesels have a fair amount at the flywheel.

[cmcpokey]

its like a 450 foot speedboat. much faster than the boiler powered ship i am coming from.

[jediali]

yes, do you know the fuel consumption (tonnes/day) out of interest?