The principal objective of the study is to investigate, through the application of technological advancement and modern power plant techniques, a diesel machinery system for a general (dry) cargo ship to effect greater overall economy of operation and to emphasize such factors as low first cost, low maintenance cost, and ease of automation, in addition to fuel economy. The diesel machinery plant developed by the study and presented in the report provides a maritime power plant satisfying all of the above stated objectives. The new engine is of the opposed piston design and is rated at 1,000 BHP per cylinder. Two versions of the engine are available; a six-cylinder in line engine rated at 6,000 BHP and a 12-cylinder 'V' engine rated at 12,000 BHP. For this application, the 12-cylinder 'V' engine is used and downrated to 10,500 BHP to match ship requirements. (Author)
Fairbanks Morse Advanced Design Motor Ship Machinery Plant 20,000 Shp
1967
210 pages
Report
No indication
English
Marine Engineering , Reciprocation & Rotating Combustion Engines , Merchant vessels , Diesel engines , marine engines , Marine surface propulsion , Cargo ships , Economics , Maintenance , Costs , Fuel consumption , Fuel oil , Reduction gears , Auxiliary power plants , Propellers(Marine) , Performance(Engineering) , Fairbanks Morse 38A20 engines , PD 108
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