In reply to jstein77:
Wonder how big the crankshaft is. Could have one hell of a stroke.
N Sperlo wrote: In reply to jstein77: Damn, how many people does it take to run it?
Apparently quite a few. Either that or it's the hole digging phenomenon. You know, one guy digs and 20 guys stand there watching.
jhaas wrote: ^^^ hey, you can only fit one guy in the hole at a time...
Gahhhh! So many images to hotlink. So little time!
Our old Ingersol Rand reciprocating air compressors had a 31" dia. low side piston... had a piston ring the size of a hula hoop, 600 hp, 500 rpm... cachunka, cachunka, cachunka all day long
How much oil does an engine like that need for lubrication? Service interval between changes?
Cool stuff!
Conquest351 wrote: Hey, I have the exhaust valve from a diesel train here on my desk at work. It's about 16" long and the valve head diameter is about 3.5-4". I had it polished up years ago so it looks chrome. Needs to get pix for ya...
How about this one? 12" head, 36" tall, 95 lb valve as a grinder stand. http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=212254
mguar wrote: In reply to SyntheticBlinkerFluid: There is a working steam engine with a 36 inch piston and 5 feet of stroke.. Max RPM? 105
Small stuff. How about the ones on Titanic? Engine Statistics Weight = 1,000 tons Height = 30 feet H.P. Cylinder Diameter = 54 inches I.P. Cylinder Diameter = 84 inches L.P. Cylinders Diameter = 97 inches Stroke = 75 inches Operating Speed = 76 r.p.m. Operating Output = 16,000 h.p. Torque = 1,105,684 lb/ft
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81cpcamaro wrote:mguar wrote: In reply to SyntheticBlinkerFluid: There is a working steam engine with a 36 inch piston and 5 feet of stroke.. Max RPM? 105Small stuff. How about the ones on Titanic? Engine Statistics Weight = 1,000 tons Height = 30 feet H.P. Cylinder Diameter = 54 inches I.P. Cylinder Diameter = 84 inches L.P. Cylinders Diameter = 97 inches Stroke = 75 inches Operating Speed = 76 r.p.m. Operating Output = 16,000 h.p. Torque = 1,105,684 lb/ft
Fixed that for you
N Sperlo wrote: In reply to jstein77: Damn, how many people does it take to run it?
It burns approximately 5,400 workers per hour. The picture only shows the feed line for once injection port.
Another example of why American workers fall behind foreign workers because we're lazy and won't allow ourselves to be converted into fuel.
The diesel on my sub had 454 c.i. displacement per cylinder. The diesel only made electricity though. The real action came from the main engines which in reality were fairly small for as much shaft hp as they put out.
Bah. Starter motors. What, 2 pages in and no one's mentioning the really big engine, you know, the one that's 89 feet long and 44 feet wide, with the 300 ton crankshaft and displaces 25480 liters and makes 108000hp@102rpm and 5.6 miiiiilllllion ftlbs? I'll just leave this here then... http://www.eternalcode.com/the-most-powerful-diesel-engine-in-the-world/
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