Good Golly
05-06-2003, 04:49 AM
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http://performanceunlimited.com/illu...fulengine.html<br><br> 
Wonder what kind of engine lift they use to move that sucker?<br><br>Rod
Wonder what kind of engine lift they use to move that sucker?<br><br>Rod
05-06-2003, 05:16 AM
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Re:Good Golly
I've seen the 40,000 - 50,000 hp versions of that engine on some of the newer container ships. Sutzer has been around a while and know how to build these engines. They use a small reduction to go from 100 rpm engine to about 75 rpm on the prop. The engine as you see from the pictures has no "transmission". These are direct drive. The engine is air start and will crank and run in either direction. So when a ship is maneuvering and needs to go from forward propulsion to astern, the engine is stopped and then cranked in reverse. Two cycle engines are nice in that respect.
05-06-2003, 09:22 PM
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Re:Good Golly
I just got off a APL ship the first of March.One engine B&W 66,383 HP. 3 turbos about 7 feet high. turns 104 RPM and the ship 900 feet long goes about 24 knots.
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