The largest diesel engine for ships (8 photos)
Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocompound, two-stroke crosshead diesel engine.
The engine with the highest effective efficiency known today.
There are options from 6 to 14 cylinders with a cylinder displacement of up to... 25,480 liters!
Cylinder diameter 95 cm, piston stroke 245 cm (2.45 m).
Engine weight: 2300 tons (one crankshaft weighs 300 tons)
Length: 27.13m
Height: 13.42m
Maximum power: 108,920hp at 102 rpm
Maximum torque: 775,400 kgf*m at 100 rpm
The thermal efficiency reaches 50%, which is close to the theoretical limit. And fuel consumption even in the most economical mode is 6,280 l/h.
