Was lookin for stuff at my job when i came across this. The website its from is www.man.eu they are a truck building company. Anyway this crankshaft at least thats what i think it was and it had the biggest engine under it, truly impressed me. Anyone know what it was used for?

picture thing not workin for osme reason here is link of pic i took

http://img251.imageshack.us/my.php?image=holycrankut6.png

Yes it it. It probably goes to a ship or a large generator.

I bet the combustion chamber is bigger than my room .

Those were used on the old deisel ships before they went to a turbine system, and the big earth movers, and I think they still use them on the earth movers.

This was entitled worlds biggest diesel engine.

I dont know if thats still the case . . . but mighty impressive.

Stats - The cylinder bore is just under 38" and the stroke is just over 98". Each cylinder displaces 111,143 cubic inches (1820 liters) and produces 7780 horsepower. Total displacement comes out to 1,556,002 cubic inches (25,480 liters) for the fourteen cylinder version.

Total engine weight: 2300 tons (The crankshaft alone weighs 300 tons.)

Length: 89 feet

Height: 44 feet

Maximum power: 108,920 hp at 102 rpm

Maximum torque: 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm

Struggle to fit in your z though!

Info copied from here (more pictures too)

http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/

Man, I'd hate to set up the emissions control for that engine.

This was entitled worlds biggest diesel engine.

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Maximum torque: 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm

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That is 1,062.2 lb/miles! @ 102 rpm!

Can you imagine this as a veggie diesel?

I don't think there are enough restaurants using oil fast enoughg to keep this monster fed!

Will

That picture is an oldie. It almost looks phoney the way it is suspended with the cable.

These are still used in some ships. Learned about them in my Power Mechanics class last year.

These are still used in some ships. Learned about them in my Power Mechanics class last year.

What ships are they used in? You peaked my curiosity.

What ships are they used in? You peaked my curiosity.

A number of supertankers and container ships use it, and it was actually first produced only 11 years ago in 1997.

You can read more here:

http://www.gizmag.com/go/3263/

its just some part of a machine or a Chinese toy.