Did you know that there is a large combustion engine in the world that consumes 250 tons of fuel?
The 14-cylinder Wärtsilä Sulzer RTA96-C is a two-stroke turbocharged diesel engine that is the world’s largest combustion engine.
It is designed to power large container ships.
It measures thirteen meters high, twenty-six meters long and weighs 2,300 tons. The 14-cylinder Wärtsilä Sulzer RTA96-C is a metal giant that deserves the title of the largest combustion engine ever built.
The crankshaft alone weighs 300 tons, while each of the 14 pistons weighs 5 tons.
Its power output at 102 rpm is 108,920 bhp, or 80,080 kW. The machine consumes approximately 250 tons of heavy fuel oil per day.
If calculated hourly, the Wärtsilä Sulzer RTA96-C consumes 1,660 gallons of heavy fuel oil per hour.
