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Old 25-07-2011, 01:37 PM   #36
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Default Re: Worlds largest diesel engine

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Originally Posted by MAD
It's funny that none of the pictures linked in the article show an engine with 14 cylinders. I saw this thing circulate about 7 years ago when I started my engineering course.

I wonder more about the credibility of this every time I see it raise it's head again. I'm sure it's spectacular, but I wonder about the details.
Here is a link to the Emma Maersk showing its engine.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQML71Wqjj...ain+engine.jpg

You can just count the 14 exhaust valve actuator pipes.
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