lfeg Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 naw, they at least need the 6.7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 109,000 HP. 109,000! That's 250 6.7L engines! WOW! Shame they can't put a nuclear reactor like subs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 The torque figures must be astronomical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 The torque figures must be astronomical. Almost... Up to 7,603,850 newton metres (5,608,310 lbf·ft) @ 102 rpm ...about 6500 6.7L PowerStroke engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Shame they can't put a nuclear reactor like subs. Look up the NS Savannah... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydro Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 They are actually building quite a few Natural Gas powered cargo ships now. They are even building a bunch here in CA for the Jones Act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Look up the NS Savannah... Very cool. Had never heard of it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fgts Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 It's really unimaginable how much fuel those things burn. The fuel lines to EACH CYLINDER appeared to be 1" or larger. And that doesn't count the 5 huge diesel generators used to power the rest of the ship. The propeller weighs 130 tons. Here is some info from the wikipedia page. Sorry, I just find this stuff interesting. Cargo ship engineering (or the lack of it) is a crime against humanity. Bunker oil? , with all this hybrid power or even turbine power tech they still using diesels?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) Which all points back to the fact that the pollution produced by all the cars in the world is an absolute piddle compared to heavy transport and power generation. An article 1n 2009 suggested that 16 large ships produce as much pollution as all the cars in the world, with around 100,000 marine vessels, it is clear that simply limiting or avoiding the transportation of goods that can be made at or near point of sale will save vast amounts of pollution and justify regional manufacturing. While some vessel trips are unavoidable, using cleaner fuels for transportation is a start, so how about the use of Liquified natural gas or safer radiation technology like Thorium.. Edited March 29, 2015 by jpd80 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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