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09-28-2008, 08:11 AM
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Name: Jerry City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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A recent thread about fuel costs and shipping reminded me of this. I thought I'd post this for a little different perspective on what's out there. World's most powerful diesel engine
Twice the efficiency, but hard to argue fuel efficient! Although, if you calculate based on tonnage moved vs. other methods... 
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09-28-2008, 09:11 AM
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Name: Jeremy City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 30 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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HOLY SMOKES ... I think Scott needs one of these for the farm! | |
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09-28-2008, 09:18 AM
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Name: Dennis City: Ivan's Corner (Monroe) State: NC County: Union Join Date: Jan 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Man! I'd like to see the starter for that puppy.
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09-28-2008, 09:46 AM
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Name: Scott Smith City: New Hill State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Mar 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Dennis, I wonder if they used compressed air to start it?
Jerrye- man, if I had that engine coupled to a generator I could put Shearon Harris out of business! | |
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09-28-2008, 09:57 AM
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Name: Dennis City: Ivan's Corner (Monroe) State: NC County: Union Join Date: Jan 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Scott, if you coupled that to a generator (which they probably do already) you'd have to have your own convoy of tankers. Bear in mind these things use #3 or higher diesel fuel - very gooey stuff.
That whole big engine thing is fascsinating. And this is basically a big Detroit 2 cycle diesel too.
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09-28-2008, 10:59 AM
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Name: Jimmy Coull City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 49 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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It looks like it's being set up in a power plant atmosphere, but I can't imagine what the fuel(energy) costs would be. But as the saying goes "Energy isn't created it's converted", so what ever the costs to run it are justified in the end by the power coming out.
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09-28-2008, 12:13 PM
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Name: Travis City: Wake Forest State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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All that work to spin a shaft.......
I would love to go see it. I have gotten to check out a couple of factories in the past and am always amazed to watch the overall infrastructure.
__________________ I think I am in remission. I am all tooled out.
OK, I did buy a few clamps, but I sold some too.
and a cordless drill...........
and a RO sander
and another cordless drill, but that is all!!! | |
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09-28-2008, 03:09 PM
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Name: Jerry City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Realize this is built to power CONTAINER SHIPS...and has 50%+ efficiency...and even at it's most economical operation still uses 1600 GPH. 
Scott, do you have your own siding to allow railcar storage sufficient enough to operate your generator...or do you think you could get permitted for a large enough underground fuel tank?
Of course, you could always downsize to the 6-cylinder version...
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09-28-2008, 10:04 PM
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Name: Roger City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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09-28-2008, 10:19 PM
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Name: Jimmy Coull City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 49 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by jerrye  Realize this is built to power CONTAINER SHIPS...and has 50%+ efficiency...and even at it's most economical operation still uses 1600 GPH Energy is energy 1600 GPH isn't too bad. When I worked at a coal burning plant producing 600 Megawatts an hour we used 250 tons of coal an hour.
Big machines are cool ! 
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