Sampsonite Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Maximum power: 108,920 hp at 102 rpm Maximum torque: 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm The Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine is the most powerful and most efficient prime-mover in the world today. The Aioi Works of Japan's Diesel United, Ltd built the first engines and is where some of these pictures were taken. It is available in 6 through 14 cylinder versions, all are inline engines. These engines were designed primarily for very large container ships. Ship owners like a single engine/single propeller design and the new generation of larger container ships needed a bigger engine to propel them. The cylinder bore is just under 38" and the stroke is just over 98". Each cylinder displaces 111,143 cubic inches (1820 liters) and produces 7780 horsepower. Total displacement comes out to 1,556,002 cubic inches (25,480 liters) for the fourteen cylinder version. Some facts on the 14 cylinder version: Total engine weight: 2300 tons (The crankshaft alone weighs 300 tons.) Length: 89 feet Height: 44 feet Maximum power: 108,920 hp at 102 rpm Maximum torque: 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm Fuel consumption at maximum power is 0.278 lbs per hp per hour (Brake Specific Fuel Consumption). Fuel consumption at maximum economy is 0.260 lbs/hp/hour. At maximum economy the engine exceeds 50% thermal efficiency. That is, more than 50% of the energy in the fuel in converted to motion. For comparison, most automotive and small aircraft engines have BSFC figures in the 0.40-0.60 lbs/hp/hr range and 25-30% thermal efficiency range. Even at its most efficient power setting, the big 14 consumes 1,660 gallons of heavy fuel oil per hour. A cross section of the RTA96C: The internals of this engine are a bit different than most automotive engines. The top of the connecting rod is not attached directly to the piston. The top of the connecting rod attaches to a "crosshead" which rides in guide channels. A long piston rod then connects the crosshead to the piston. I assume this is done so the the sideways forces produced by the connecting rod are absorbed by the crosshead and not by the piston. Those sideways forces are what makes the cylinders in an auto engine get oval-shaped over time. Installing the "thin-shell" bearings. Crank & rod journals are 38" in diameter and 16" wide: The crank sitting in the block (also known as a "gondola-style" bedplate). This is a 10 cylinder version. Note the steps by each crank throw that lead down into the crankcase: A piston & piston rod assembly. The piston is at the top. The large square plate at the bottom is where the whole assembly attaches to the crosshead: Some pistons: And some piston rods: The "spikes" on the piston rods are hollow tubes that go into the holes you can see on the bottom of the pistons (left picture) and inject oil into the inside of the piston which keeps the top of the piston from overheating. Some high-performance auto engines have a similar feature where an oil squirter nozzle squirts oil onto the bottom of the piston. The cylinder deck (10 cylinder version). Cylinder liners are die-cast ductile cast iron. Look at the size of those head studs The first completed 12 cylinder engine --Sampson 816-591-6592 www.kcrimshop.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 what power at 6500rpm? you can cook bacon shirtless if you're not a pussy...lol not hatin, but am i wrong here it looks as if the amp is not grounded its hooked directly to the battery. it that the way it should be. DC POWER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white4d96 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 JESUS THATS A MOTOR! Since they got some spare horses, they should send me a few... Too many projects, too little time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qu1cks1lver56 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 holy shit thats crazy First Gen Xterra: Always changing DNX 690HD RF 360.3RF T3002RF T4004RF T10001bdSilver Flute 6.5"s Tang Band 1" TweetersSundown X18 in 7cubes net tuned to 32hz Trust me .25 Blows your Load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty959 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 All I can say is wow. Thats insane. But the low rpm makes the HP nowhere near as impressive as the torque.... 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm is highly impressive to say the least... 2013 Subaru BRZ12" Orion HCCA on AQ 22001967 mustang restoration project: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110765-mustang-restoration-build-2011-edition/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/therusty959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFearX18 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Mount that bitch to one of these and let see how much we can tow!!!!! My guess is it will fire up and take off and the earth will rotate extremely fast and throw everyone and everything into space! lol with all that tourqe... good lord... My Videos AQ + AA/Fi FTMFW!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty959 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Mount that bitch to one of these and let see how much we can tow!!!!! My guess is it will fire up and take off and the earth will rotate extremely fast and throw everyone and everything into space! lol with all that tourqe... good lord... Weirdly enough... when I first saw those 3 silver disks above where the people are standing my first impression was that it was a few subs... lol http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/public/style_emoticons/default/01nocomment8so.gif 2013 Subaru BRZ12" Orion HCCA on AQ 22001967 mustang restoration project: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110765-mustang-restoration-build-2011-edition/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/therusty959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFearX18 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Weirdly enough... when I first saw those 3 silver disks above where the people are standing my first impression was that it was a few subs... lol http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/public/style_emoticons/default/01nocomment8so.gifSame here. i thought they resembled kicker CVR's lol My Videos AQ + AA/Fi FTMFW!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datbenz Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Zero to sixty in suckmydickbitch seconds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildbeast15 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 sad part is it is still going to have trouble moving those ships.... damn i wanna see a v8 that big... The set up your talking about would sound great in my Tahoe. Trade you my dog for it. He has one eye but that only makes for bad depth perception so hey so what if he is running into shit, look at it this way he is easy to sneak up ninja style on. (right side only)</div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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