Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C
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The Wärtsilä RT-flex96C is a two-stroke turbocharged low-speed diesel engine designed by WinGD. It is designed for large container ships that run on heavy fuel oil. Its largest 14-cylinder version is Script error: No such module "convert". high, Script error: No such module "convert". long, weighs over Template:Cvt, and produces Template:Cvt. It 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). This provides maximum performance at lower revolutions per minute (rpm), reduces fuel consumption and emits lower levels of harmful emissions.
The engine has crosshead bearings so the always-vertical piston rods create a tight seal under the pistons. Consequently, the lubrication of the engine is split: the cylinders and the crankcase use different lubricants, each being specialised for its designated role. The cylinders are lubricated by continuous timed injection of consumable lubricant, formulated to protect the cylinders from wear and to neutralise the acids formed during combustion of the high-sulfur fuels commonly used. The crosshead design reduces sideways forces on the piston, keeping diametral cylinder liner wear down to about 30 μm per 1,000 hours.[1]
As a piston descends, it compresses incoming combustion air for the adjacent cylinders. This also serves to cushion the piston as it approaches bottom dead centre, thereby removing some load from the bearings. The engine is uniflow-scavenged by way of exhaust valves that are operated by electronically controlled hydraulics, thus eliminating the camshaft.
As of 2006,Template:Update inline more than 300 RT-flex96C engines and older RTA96C engines were in service or on order.[2]
Technical data (as of 2008)
| Configuration | Turbocharged two-stroke diesel straight engine, 6 to 14 cylinders |
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| Displacement | Script error: No such module "convert". per cylinder |
| Engine speed | 15–102 RPM[3] |
| Mean effective pressure | Template:Cvt @ full load, Template:Cvt @ maximum efficiency (85% load) |
| Mean piston speed | Template:Cvt |
| Brake specific fuel consumption | 171 g/(kW·h)[3]Template:Efn |
| Power | Up to 5,720 kW per cylinder, Script error: No such module "convert". total |
| Torque | Up to Script error: No such module "convert". @ 102 rpm |
| Specific power | Script error: No such module "convert". per tonne, 2,300 tonnes for the 14-cylinder version |
| Mass of fuel injected per cylinder per cycle | ~Script error: No such module "convert". @ full load
(Whole engine uses up to 250 tons of fuel per day.) |
| Crankshaft weight | Script error: No such module "convert".[1] |
| Piston weight | Script error: No such module "convert". |
| Piston height | Script error: No such module "convert". |
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