100,000 hp *you think I'm kidding*
May-14th-2003, 01:54 AM
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Originally posted by JJB
I think you are thinking of MAK
But even their largest in-line is an 8 cylinder... the big beasties are Vs.
I think you are thinking of MAK
But even their largest in-line is an 8 cylinder... the big beasties are Vs.
May-14th-2003, 03:49 AM
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Looking at the Wartsila website, there is a Press Release that says that they have actually upped the power of that engine to 92,000 hp (68,640 kW), and also have a 14 cylinder version on the drawing boards that should make 107,000 hp continuous. They are designed for use in container vessels. And big ones. A TEU is 20-foot (container) equivalent units. And from the Engineering drawing, the things have three HUGE turbochargers. I'd guess they are about 7 feet in diameter. You thought that rotor was big.
And here is a PDF of one of the Container ships that use this engine.
And here is a PDF of one of the Container ships that use this engine.
Last edited by Davard; May-14th-2003 at 03:56 AM.
