| Author | Message | ||
     Nevar |
Check this big bad mother out.... http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/ | ||
| Cataract2 |
Looks at Buell in garage... Yeah, I could fit it... | ||
| U4euh |
Man that is awsome! Where is the exhaust? Wonder what that would sound like in a straight pipe design, if you could even call it that. Thanks for the link. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Turbo charged too! TYPE-R! I want to see the turbo. It must be larger than my house. Perhaps it has a bank of "small" turbos? | ||
| Nevar |
From other links that I googled, it appears to be a two-stroke... Tim | ||
| Cataract2 |
From other links that I googled, it appears to be a two-stroke... Now I really want it. | ||
| Capndoug |
Now estimated lb/hp: Wartsila-Sulzer 42 S3t 3 A mile or more turning radius is a bit of a detractor. Wahoo for the efficiency though. | ||
| Shky_jake |
Dan: You back out at the "springs". Sorry to hear about the blast bro. Keep us posted. | ||
| Xgecko |
That motor was in a Diesel power 4x4 magazine I picked up in Australia last summer...they are built primarily made for ships. The one I read about was a little over 100,000hp at the shaft | ||
| Newfie_buell |
At about 100rpm. Imagine if you could get that thing to spin at 1000rpm. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
If you could get one in a smaller ship & gear 2 screws off it via a diff it would be quite manoevrable, you be able to come over & visit, Newf; it's near enough a straight line across the atlantic from your house to mine. | ||
| Jackbequick |
They have that engine or one like in the world's largest container ship. Interesting driveline, the shaft and screw (fixed pitch blades) are bolted directly to crankshaft. No transmission or clutches on the drive line. They get it pointed the right direction with the tugboats and then start the motor. Jack | ||
| Nevar |
I assume the crank is 'put together' as opposed to forged in one piece but I don't know. Anyone know? | ||
| Jackbequick |
You can see it in the photos at the link, the visible throws look to once piece construction maybe even forged. Down between throws 4 and 5 there is a gear visible, maybe for the injector or blower drive? There may be a joint in the crankshaft there. I'm trying to visualize the forging press and crankshaft grinding machine. Jack | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
No trannie at all! How the hell do they start it? 100RPM seems a bit high to me for something that huge. I would have thought that it would be more practical to combine a bank of "small" fairbanks-morse gensets to power a huge electric motor. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Too much system loss, simple=good. |
