Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Most Powerful Diesel Engine in the World!

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If you thought Cummins was powerful, wait till you see this monster!

The Most Powerful Diesel Engine in the World

 

[SGevers]

Thats what I picture under my hood every time I turn the key!!!

 

[JWelch]

I saw that thing in Diesel Power Mag it goes into those huge tankers. I think it was like 100,000 hp.

 

[AMink]

This pops up about once a month on here, but I look at it every time!:-laf Awesome!

 

[icman95]

I wonder if a Smarty or TST box will give it a bit more oommff..... How many lift pumps do you suppose it goes through before needing a FASS system?



I will never complain about my fuel bill again. I'd hate to pay to feed that thing.

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

What I find interesting is that at max power it burns . 278 lbs. of diesel fuel an hour for every horsepower. Since diesel is about 7. 1 lbs per gallon, thats 1. 974 gallons per hour PER HORSEPOWER. At max power it produces 108,920 HP, thats 215,008 gallons an hour. Thats 5,160,192 gallons per day!!!

Woops just one little goof on the math:

If it's . 278 lbs per HP per hour that works to 1/7. 1 x . 278 = 0. 039 gallons per hour per HP. So at max power it's burning 4248 gallons per hour or 101,949 gallons per day. That sounds about right because I heard it takes about 3 million gallons of diesel to power a container ship across the ocean to China and back from the US.

Vaughn

 

[wlowe]

Woops just one little goof on the math:



If it's . 278 lbs per HP per hour that works to 1/7. 1 x . 278 = 0. 039 gallons per hour per HP. So at max power it's burning 4248 gallons per hour or 101,949 gallons per day. That sounds about right because I heard it takes about 3 million gallons of diesel to power a container ship across the ocean to China and back from the US.



Vaughn

Yea, I caught that mistake right before you posted and deleted my post. It also says that at the most efficent power setting it burns 1660 gallons per hour. Still a lot of fuel!!



Wow, three million gallons round trip, no wonder diesel is so expensive.

 

[cojhl2]

I too have seen this engine come around once in a while. But nevertheless I still can't figure out how they can build it.



How do they machine such a large engine and keep everything in line? How do they forge that crank? What about thermal dimension changes. What about keeping everything from twisting out of shape when the ship moves?



Oh sh... my head just blew off!!!!!!

 

[MeanMrMustard_GodofThunder]

I would doubt if too much of it is forged. They aren't shooting for light weight or high revs. No, I imagine there is just lots and lots of cast iron at work here. In soldering terms: the bigger the blob, the better the job.

 

[DeezelDood]

I too have seen this engine come around once in a while. But nevertheless I still can't figure out how they can build it.



How do they machine such a large engine and keep everything in line? How do they forge that crank? What about thermal dimension changes. What about keeping everything from twisting out of shape when the ship moves?



Oh sh... my head just blew off!!!!!!

Wärtsilä RT-flex96C and RTA96C low-speed engines



Click on link "technology review" Its a 3. 22mb .pdf file. I have better luck with these when I download these to my hard drive. Takes forever to open from the website.

 

[StevenMiller]

how can i get that in my truck?

 

[cojhl2]

Thanks DeezelDood,, What a good site. i gotta spend more time on it!!

 

[NoSeeUm]

how can i get that in my truck?

LOL



From what I can see the fit would be close. Just get a hammer and pound the hood up as far as it will go and still close. Then mash the fender liners out a bit. It should slide right in.



Jim

 

[SnoKing]

We have seen this many times

So maybe it should be locked. Just a test of a little goody I found on Prelude Power. SNOKING

 

[DJW]

Judging by those figures of Diesel consumption by that ship seems very economical if my figures are correct. @ 1660 gals per hour (using 7 lbs per gal. for weight ?) my figures 1660 gals per hour, 24 hour day = 39840 gals, X 7 ? = 278880 divided by 2000 = 139. 44 tons of fuel consumed per day. are those figures correct? (my wife does not let me shop or handle money) I was firing on a coal burner, steam, multiple cyl. up and down job, a twin screw Skin boat, Banana, 14 knots, shallow draught, cargo passenger, frig. Daily coal consumption 75 tons. 2 double ended boilers, 2 single, total fires 25, 5 firemen, 3 coal passers a watch. 4 hour watches. Bunker coal, main bunker 2000 ton, aft bunker 1200 ton, 2 side pockets 600 ton a piece. Board of Trade, (white man's ) Safety of the Ship, ship has to have 6 - 7? days steaming fuel aboard on docking. Note UK weights 2240 lbs. = 1 ton. If that's the case, no wonder I can buy British Beer in Santa Rosa cheaper than in Britain, (good beer too) Also note that ship was not very large, believe around 3,500 registered tons. Ruptured my calculator or needs a new battery. (my wife also says I need a Re-Flash. )

 

[icman95]

I was just watching Modern Marvels on History Channel and tonight's episode was "Horsepower", and all the ways to produce and use it. This engine was featured for a segment. What a machine! They filmed it as installed on a cargo ship. The engineering crew was inspecting it and opened a manhole hatchway into one of the cylinders. The guy climbed right into the bore and stood up UNDERNEATH the piston. They were slowly rotating the engine (not under its own power) to get a look at all sides of the moving parts. Awsome! I haven't had the inclination to figure it out and compare with other numbers in this thread, but the show said that the engine uses up to 250 tons of fuel a day.

 

[snuff]

i saw it too, it was a repeat, one hell of an engine. .

 

[DJW]

When I was going to sea, some of the engine crew said of the Doxford Diesel (if I remembered the name correctly, one could open doors on the crankcase casing and walk inside to check the crank bearings and adjacent parts, don't believe when working though. on a steam up and down job multiple cylinders, 3 or 4 separate cylinders, the crank would turn at an average of 68 RPM, the bearings would be checked by hand so many times a watch incase of running hot. To check, one would hold flat hand on edge, thumb in line with fingers, then put arm in motion in circle to match crank speed then allow edge of hand to contact bearing. a little dodgey at first, but an engineer or oiler would show you how, hopefully without damaging your thumb. Often on War documentaries it will show a Destroyer or Battleship, then switch to engine room then show a steam engine I described, what a laugh Steam Turbines replaced those many years ago in Navies. Nice to see an old obsolete steam engine thrashing about, makes a good show, a turbine is encased so nothing to see, but must get into the spirit and put on a show.

 

[DeezelDood]

Good observation. Modern ships are exponentially more efficient per ton of cargo. That's a major factor in the low cost of our imported Chinese goods.

 

[DJW]

On Canals, Barges towed by horses depending on size of Barge a horse could pull 20 tons, therefore one horsepower. Have read where the large Shire horses, (Beautiful Brutes) could pull 40 tons, (still one horsepower?). ( try that on a flat highway, and maintain it for hours ) Believe it or not, cheap fuel was, or is the curse of the modern age. If one studies old engineering plants, mines etc. gravity was used extensively, often called the 'Run' where loaded carts running down an incline would return empty carts to be reloaded. For many places motive power water was the main source of power, it was often used in a wagon as a counter weight, bringing loads to the surface, then water allowed to run out, and empty carts returning below grade returning empty water wagon to water supply, not quite perpetual motion but a rival. Cheap fuel equals Lazy Mind. Hopefully we'll run out then put the old Nogging to work again.