BogMonster Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 This has been posted before Biggish diesel engine but I was just looking at it again, and I wondered..... ..... what sort of dyno did they need to measure 5.6 million lb ft ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 This has been posted beforeBiggish diesel engine but I was just looking at it again, and I wondered..... ..... what sort of dyno did they need to measure 5.6 million lb ft ???? A BIG one did you notice this bit in common with our LR engines [diesels anyway] Some high-performance auto engines have a similar feature where an oil squirter nozzle squirts oil onto the bottom of the piston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 You wouldn't want to be around if that "threw a rod" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adesred90 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 it must need one hell of a starter motor. Another engine maybe or Goliath and a cranking handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted May 3, 2006 Author Share Posted May 3, 2006 Probably uses compressed air I should think, the big generators at our power station use that for starting. Mind you they probably just shut it down to about 1rpm or something and leave it running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattD110td5x Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 This has been posted beforeBiggish diesel engine but I was just looking at it again, and I wondered..... ... how does my landrover compare for fuel consumption? > Fuel consumption at maximum economy is 0.260 lbs/hp/hour. > For comparison, most automotive and small aircraft engines have > BSFC figures in the 0.40-0.60 lbs/hp/hr range..... So, I get 11 litres per 100km when I'm doing 100km/h -sorry for the metrification in a Td5 D110. I guess that I'm using just less than all of the horsepower available to get to 100km/h, so say 100hp. Assuming that diesel is the same specific gravity as water (1kg/L), then.... So 11L/100km at 100km/h and 100hp= 0.11kg/h/hp or 0.24 lbs/hp/hour yippie the mighty 2.5L Landrover is nearly as efficient as the 24,480L monster we would only need 1,089 Landrovers to make the same horsepower (we won't talk about the fuel quality of the bunker oil they run those big diesels on ttfn Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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