Detroit Diesel with a jet engine assist!

[ThrottleJockey]

Uhhh, the new Detroit Diesel DD15 has a compound turbochager set up, and the big primary is HOOKED TO THE FLYWHEEL! Officials at Detroit say they got 50 more flywheel hp AND 5% better fuel economy AT THE SAME TIME!



How cool is that?



DD15 Diesel Engine Reliability - Detroit Diesel

 

[Tinman]

I saw that in Diesel Power mag. Very cool and innovative. That is a complicated engine though.

 

[RHestand]

I also read about this new Detroit, how about the $1. 5 Billion to develop.

I'm facinated by all the inovations being developed for the new diesel engines.

I've recently read about a new hybrid coming out soon, that goes 45 miles on the prev. nights bat. charge, then a 3 cyl. turbo diesel powered gen. kicks in to recharge the bat. for further travel.

On long trips it averages 70+ mpg, on trips of 45 miles or less the eng. never fires off. (How about that, OPEC?)

 

[nickleinonen]

i guess detroit diesel got their hands on a scania 12 liter diesel eh... ?

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they've had that since about 2001...

 

[Dl5treez]

i guess detroit diesel got their hands on a scania 12 liter diesel eh... ?



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they've had that since about 2001...

Daimler is bringing the European out-of-the-box thinking to the U. S. market... . cool.

 

[cojhl2]

If anybody knows how to do it, Detroit should. They had their blowers hooked up solid for years on the 2 cycle!!!.



I'm really glad to see the diesel hybrid maybe making the scene.

 

[nickleinonen]

Daimler is bringing the European out-of-the-box thinking to the U. S. market... . cool.

that scania diesel has some cummins blood in it too... the hpi system it has is near identical to the hpi-tp that is in the isx...



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