Thursday, April 1, 2004

World's most powerful diesel engine


rta96c_crankPictures of a huge diesel engine, made in Japan, which will go into a container ship. (The crankshaft is shown here.) Despite its high fuel efficiency, it consumes "1,660 gallons of heavy fuel oil per hour."
Link (Thanks, Hary!)



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