World's largest reciprocating engine - video and photos

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Wow, I wonder how big the fuel tank is?

From Wiki Wartsila 14 RT flex 96C.

Good question, I was thinking the same thing.

Best specific fuel consumption 160 g/(kW·h)
Mass of fuel injected per cylinder per cycle ~160 g (about 6.5 ounces) @ full load

(Whole engine uses up to 250 tons of fuel per day.) That is about 300 m^3 (79251.6 Gal) of diesel Or ~10594 ft^3 of diesel/day x ~20 days to cross the Pacific...about 211,880 ft^3 or only ~60ft x 60ft x 60ft. (hope I got all my conversions and decimal points right) Surprising and Efficient, considering the size of a super tanker.



That is a feat in engineering and manufacturing! Mind boggling actually...