The 2300 tons Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine is the most powerful and most efficient prime-mover in the world today delivering 108,920 hp at 102 rpm of power and 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm of maximum torque. The 89 feet long and 44 feet high engine is built by Aioi Works of Japan’s Diesel United, Ltd.



Especially designed for container ships, the crankshaft of the engine alone weighs 300 tons. The cylinder bore is just less than 38″ and the stroke is just over 98″. Equipped with big 14 cylinders it consumes 1,660 gallons of heavy fuel oil per hour with each cylinder displacing 111,143 cubic inches (1820 liters) and turning out 7780 HP.



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