Boat Diesel Engines: the largest and most powerful in the world, crankshafts of 30 feet, thousands of horsepower

In the world of engines are the great unknown, without a doubt, the huge diesel engines for modern ships. These engines are so big that usually measure several stories high and whose power makes them becomes more powerful engines in the world.

The power of these engines makes them particularly useful in the case of cargo and transport ships in which the speed is not as important as the amount of cargo carried, and that these two issues are inversely proportional: A faster, less power. Just as in the gears of the gearbox of any car.

So there are three main types in response to the speed of revolution we reach:

1. Low: whose speed does not exceed 300 revolutions per minute, in fact, some of the strongest do not exceed 80 revolutions per minute.
2. Media: There are between 300 and 900 revolutions per minute. They are the most versatile, as they maintain the balance between power and speed.
3. Added: They are the least powerful, but they work more than 900 revolutions per minute, allowing them to move the boat faster, but at the expense of sacrificing power and acceleration.

The most powerful diesel engine world is the Wartsila-Sulzer-C RTA96 a huge monster that weighs about 2,300 tons over 27 meters long, 13.5 wide and y, ie as high as a 6-storey building.

In the picture you can see a picture of this engine, whose speed is between 92 and 102 revolutions per minute ... resulting in a total output of between 36,180 and 84,420 kW.

Here is a video recorded in the bowels of this impressive example of engineering:

Diesel engines are so powerful that even the most engines so get nuclear power, but they have other advantages such as the autonomy of the vehicle or that are quieter ... which, of course, makes them particularly interesting for submarines and warships they need to pass unnoticed during combat and minimize the need for refueling.

Currently, most diesel engines large vessels are connected to an electric generator to build diesel-electric engines which power is maintained while allowing the speed to adapt to the necessary time to time, also taking advantage of energy to supply other services within the ship, such as lighting, heating, battery charging, etc. This form of diesel engine is so versatile that most diesel icebreakers use it to travel , and some submarines, trains and buses ... although of course the engines are not so great.

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