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Aug 5, 2009

Largest Diesel Engine




The Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine is the most powerful and most efficient prime-mover in the world today.

Total displacement comes out to be
1,556,002 cubic inches(25,480liters) for the fourteen cylinders 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

Even at its most efficient power setting, the big 14 consumes 1,660 gallons of heavy fuel oil per hour.



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