Check out this link to a diesel that has 108,920 HP and 5,608,312 ft. lbs torque all at 102 RPM's.

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

WOW

 

omfg... that is crazy... i at first thought it was typos...

 

What does it use for turbos? Jet engines?

 

2 m1 abrahms to spin it up.....lol but no i am sure those sucker anre big enough to walk inside of. i have an article here somewhere on those big freighter motors, i will try to find it

 

iirc, from another article of a similar, but smaller engine. the turbos are around 4-6 feet in diameter and spin at around 2000-4000 RPM,

 

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did glasseater set his beer on the period key?

 

Haha wow...lets see if i can extend my frame by a good bit...add some reinforcements...and tow a refinery behind me... hmm...I might just give it a shot...........lol NOT!!!!
------------Jeremy

 

that engine is definatly the cause for increased oil costs

 

sure would save us alot of oil if they would nuke power theese huge ships

 

I agree bareback. Nuke is the way to go. Most efficient and clean.

Glass, wake up. Did the lil' one play on your computer. My bet is the beer.

 

This is also a very, very efficient engine. We have had many discussions about this engine at cummins. Its BSFC at 0.278 beats the best cummins engine ever produced by around 30 points...and it is made by a cummins "partner/associate". The difference seems to come down to emissions. Simply put, emissions kill fuel economy and power. More than you may expect, really.

If our engines could create the efficiency of this engine, the 21mpg out of my 7.3 would be reason to complain. Would nuclear energy be a better choice? That would be debatable. Steam turbines do run highly efficient nowdays, but there is a high initial cost associated with nuclear power. If the boat were to be used 24/7, I can see them going nuclear. Anything less, it probably wouldn't be feasible.

There aren't enough of these engines in the world running to make much of a difference in our fuel prices.

 

Holy oil change batman!!!!!!!

 

Actually the piston oil and crank case oil are seperated. Which means you can go far longer without haveing to do a completely oil change

 

that reminds me i need to change my oil in roughly 65 miles...