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Topic: Big engine

Posted By: wfmurray
Subject: Big engine
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2018 at 2:31pm

Saw on T V on mega builders the world biggest diesel engine.106000 h p Made korea.In my A C story book A C made a 43000 hp Engine and it got refused for some reason . They where for container ships.What i noticed the big one resembled the one in Norms book.Big one is 40 ft tall and 90 ft long.

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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2018 at 9:24pm

I read about a lot of ships of all kinds ran A/C diesel engines, said they were the most efficient and durable.

Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2018 at 9:55am

Allis built those engines 3 of them for Sulzer, they were trying to utilize the West Allis plant after getting out of their core businesses, didn't work out