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The Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel
engine is the most  powerful and most efficient prime-mover in the world today. The Aioi Works of
Japan's Diesel United, Ltd built the first engines and is where some of these pictures were taken. It is available in 6 through 14 cylinder versions, all are inline
engines. These engines were designed primarily for very large container ships. Ship owners like a single engine/single propeller design and the new generation of
larger container ships needed a bigger engine to propel them. 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. Read more and view the pictures...
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