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Old 07-21-2011, 10:20 AM
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Old 07-21-2011, 11:16 AM
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109,000 HP, and turns over at 102 RPM.

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Old 07-21-2011, 11:30 AM
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109,000 HP, and turns over at 102 RPM.

I'm curious about the fuel efficiency of that thing.
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Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
109,000 HP, and turns over at 102 RPM.

Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C, the largest engine... in the world. It makes 5,608,310 ft·lbf @ 102 rpm, and it's crankshaft weighs 300 tons.
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Originally Posted by KPLAFIN
I'm curious about the fuel efficiency of that thing.
It's not measured in miles per gallon, it's gallons per mile.
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Old 07-21-2011, 11:41 AM
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The page numbers are all screwed up on this thread now.
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Old 07-21-2011, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by ThatGuy85
It's not measured in miles per gallon, it's gallons per mile.
I'm guessing its not powering anything that moves any miles at allk I was thinking more along gallons per hour.
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Originally Posted by KPLAFIN
I'm guessing its not powering anything that moves any miles at allk I was thinking more along gallons per hour.
Too lazy to go back to the article, but I think it powers the world's largest freight ship. So...gallons per knot?
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Old 07-21-2011, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
Too lazy to go back to the article, but I think it powers the world's largest freight ship. So...gallons per knot?
wiki says "approx. 3.80 litres per second" ....**** me....
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Originally Posted by Braineack
i heard that audio this morning. So Great!!
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But she has a broadcast journalism degree from Syracuse, so she knows!



he also taught economics and government for 20 years and has a law degree.
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Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
Too lazy to go back to the article, but I think it powers the world's largest freight ship. So...gallons per knot?
A knot is a measure of speed- one nautical mile per hour, which is 1.151 mph.
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That engine powers these things:

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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
A knot is a measure of speed- one nautical mile per hour, which is 1.151 mph.
D'oh! I completely Han Solo'd* that, didn't I? I blame my headache for the mistake. A nautical mile is, of course, what I should have used.






*Blatant attempt at earning Joe's nerd-approval by referencing Solo's claim that the Millennium Falcon did the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs.
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Originally Posted by johnwag
i heard that audio this morning. So great!!
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The Porsche Bong... there is no substitute.

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