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The engine is the largest reciprocating engine in the world. The 14-cylinder version first entered commercial service in September 2006 aboard the Emma Mærsk. The design is similar to the older RTA96C engine, but with common rail technology (in place of traditional camshaft, chain gear, fuel pump and hydraulic actuator systems).
At the end of 2023, Wärtsilä's market share in marine medium-speed main engines was 46% and in auxiliary engines 17%. At the end of 2023 Wärtsilä's market share for gas and liquid fuel power plants was 13%. [24] Wärtsilä's biggest competitors in the marine market are MAN Energy Solutions, Caterpillar Inc. and Kongsberg Gruppen.
3,600 kilowatts (4,828 hp) engine (Maxima 40CC) [21] Voith Maxima 40CC is the most powerful single-engine diesel-hydraulic locomotive ever built. XA Triplex: Virginian Railway: 700 Baldwin: 1916 Steam 2-8-8-8-4: 532 tonnes (586 short tons) 741 kilonewtons (166,600 lbf) compound — Rebuilt into separate locomotives; Maximum speed approx. 10 mph ...
This engine is used in the Emma Mærsk, which was the world's largest container ship when it was built in 2006. The engine produces 80,080 kW (107,390 hp) and displaces 25,340 L (1,546,342 in 3), has a bore of 960 mm (38 in) and a stroke of 2,500 mm (98 in). The engine is 27.3 m (90 ft) long, 13.5 m (44 ft) high and weighs 2,300 t (2,535 short ...
The pre-war engines were Glow Head Engines in countless varieties. The first diesel engines were produced in 1938, when the company had 190 employees and an annual production of 160 engines. [2] The engines earned a reputation for being easy to operate and maintain. An engineer once stated that Wichmann were built for morons, but built by ...
In the 1990s, Cummins was the world's biggest high-speed diesel-engine producer in the category of 200 horsepower and over. Meanwhile, Wärtsilä NSD, then Wärtsilä Diesel, was focussed on medium-speed engines. Cummins wanted to extend its selection in the upper range and Wärtsilä Diesel in its lower range. [1]
Is the Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C used with direct drive or something else (gearbox? electric transmission?)? njh 06:46, 15 February 2006 (UTC) []. The usual installation of marine diesel engines in large commercial vessels like container ships or tankers is a direct connection to a fixed pitch propeller, no clutch, no gearbox, no nothing.
Sulzer diesel engine of 1898. This article covers the History of Sulzer diesel engines from 1898 to 1997. Sulzer Brothers foundry was established in Winterthur, Switzerland, in 1834 by Johann Jakob Sulzer-Neuffert and his two sons, Johann Jakob and Salomon. Products included cast iron, firefighting pumps and textile machinery.