7789 Horsepower Diesel Engine

[kiowa]

NOW THIS IS A BIG ENGINE 25480 LITRES
http://www.ezprezzo.com/crazypics/diesel.html

[Panrixx]

NOW THIS IS A BIG ENGINE 25480 LITRES
http://www.ezprezzo.com/crazypics/diesel.html

That's what I call impressive stats, but the fuel consumption is scary!!!!

The 7780 HP is PER CYLINDER and there's 14 of them, so 108,920BHP.

The cylinder bore is just under 38" and the stroke is just over 98". Each cylinder displaces 111,143 cubic inches (1820 liters) and produces 7780 horsepower. Total displacement comes out to 1,556,002 cubic inches (25,480 liters) for the fourteen cylinder version.
Some facts on the 14 cylinder version:Total engine weight:2300 tons (The crankshaft alone weighs 300 tons.)Length:89 feetHeight:44 feetMaximum power:108,920 hp at 102 rpm Maximum torque:5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm
Fuel consumption at maximum power is 0.278 lbs per hp per hour (Brake Specific Fuel Consumption). Fuel consumption at maximum economy is 0.260 lbs/hp/hour. At maximum economy the engine exceeds 50% thermal efficiency. That is, more than 50% of the energy in the fuel in converted to motion.
For comparison, most automotive and small aircraft engines have BSFC figures in the 0.40-0.60 lbs/hp/hr range and 25-30% thermal efficiency range.
Even at it's most efficient power setting, the big 14 consumes 1,660 gallons of heavy fuel oil per hour.

[Granville]

I wonder how much a replacement for cracked head on that motor would cost.

[chrisinflight]

engine extreme

Wouldn`t like to be sucked through the air filter on that thing.
Wonder if runs on veg oil!
That has to be the biggest crankshaft in the world.

[POPEYE]

definatly be worth while registering for vegie oil for that,

[joedude]

I wonder how much a replacement for cracked head on that motor would cost.

Ahh... it's nothing a little bit of JB weld won't fix!!! It says right on the package that it's usable for fixing cracked heads!