I saw one of the 12 cyl versions while touring the engine room of an American
Presidents Line container ship in Oakland CA. Three foot bore/eight foot
stroke, and no clutch! This engines are direct drive through a ~3 foot dia
prop shaft, so if the engine is turning, so is the 30 foot screw. I think idle
was 65 rpm, and max close to 120. Fuel is low grade bunker oil that has to be
heated substantially (a couple hundred degrees) before getting to the
cylinders.
- Graham
B382001466
> How big is the fuel tank????????
>
> Rob Guerra wrote:
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> > now this is a big motor
> >
> > http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/
> >
> > Rob
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