Prototype 12-cyl vee-type engine, built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, at Saint-Nazaire, is at present rated at 850 bhp/cyl, but this output will later be increased to 950 bhp/cyl; bore is 480 mm, stroke 520 mm, engine speed 428 to 460 rpm, fuel consumption 152 gal/hp-hr; weight/hp (850 bhp) 10 kg/hp; characteristic feature is absence of cylinder block; instead, welded crankcase is raised to such height that so-called `separated' cooling water jackets can be fitted. (30515)
New S.E.M.T.-Pielstick diesel. Medium-speed high-output type PC3 engine
Shipbldg Shipping Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 162 , n 3831
1969
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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