[mattduke]

"The Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine is the most powerful and most efficient prime-mover in the world today. The Aioi Works of Japan's Diesel United, Ltd built the first engines..."



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[pea-jay]

Somewhere there is a Hummer design team engineer pondering how to strap that into the next Hummer vehicle prototype

[Concerned]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mattduke', '"')The Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine is the most powerful and most efficient prime-mover in the world today. The Aioi Works of Japan's Diesel United, Ltd built the first engines..."

[th1nk3r]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Concerned', 'I') always thought four stroke was much more efficient at burning fuel.

[frankthetank]

Actually 2 strokes can be very efficient, even with gas. The new outboard 2 stroke Evinrude motors (40hp and up) are lighter, faster, and can get better mileage then a comparable 4 stroke (i own a 4 stroke outboard motor...its a tanK!). I think there is a lot technology in the newest 2 stroke outboards, which could have problems down the road, vs a 4 stroke with a couple of carbs and what not. 2 strokes also still need oil, however.

[Tskaa]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mattduke', '"')The Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine is the most powerful and most efficient prime-mover in the world today. The Aioi Works of Japan's Diesel United, Ltd built the first engines..."

[Amzed]

The posted quote identifies part of a statement from a website. The remainder of the quote goes on to say "...which is where some of these pictures were taken.
Wartsila-Sulzer builds only part of their engines directly. Many (most?) are built by licencees at or near the shipyards where the ships that the engines will drive are being built. This particular photo is from a Korean facility.

Sulzer started out building train and trolley engines. Their location in Winterthur, Switzerland wasn't the logistical obstacle then that it now is. Sulzer (now Wartsila-Sulzer) is one of two builders of large, slow speed diesels for commercial ships. These engines are way too large to truck down from the Swiss alps. Hence the use of licencees.

[cube]

This topic never gets old.....I remember it being posted twice already.

Didn't Sigmund Freud have a theory about why some men are fascinated with large machines?