This is some engine:
Maximum power: 108,920 hp at 102
rpm
Maximum torque: 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm

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
Some facts on
the 14 cylinder version:
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Total engine
weight:
2300 tons (The
crankshaft alone weighs 300 tons.)
Length:
89 feet
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Height:
44 feet
Maximum power:
108,920 hp at 102 rpm
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Maximum
torque:
5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm
Fuel consumption at maximum power is 0.278 lbs per hp per hour (Brake Specific
Fuel Consumption). Fuel consumption at maximum economy is 0.260 lbs/hp/hour. At
maximum economy the engine exceeds 50% thermal efficiency. That is, more than
50% of the energy in the fuel is converted to motion.
For comparison, most automotive and small aircraft engines have BSFC figures in
the 0.40-0.60 lbs/hp/hr range and 25-30% thermal efficiency range.
Even at its most efficient power setting, the big 14 consumes 1,660 gallons of
heavy fuel oil per hour.
A cross
section of the RTA96C:

The internals
of this engine are a bit different than most automotive engines.
The top of the connecting rod is not attached directly to the piston. The top of
the connecting rod attaches to a "crosshead" which rides in guide channels. A
long piston rod then connects the crosshead to the piston.
I assume this is done so the sideways forces produced by the connecting rod are
absorbed by the crosshead and not by the piston. Those sideways forces are what
makes the cylinders in an auto engine get oval-shaped over time.
Installing the "thin-shell" bearings. Crank &
rod journals are 38" in diameter and 16" wide:

The crank sitting in the block (also known as a
"gondola-style" bedplate). This is a 10 cylinder version. Note the steps
by each crank throw that lead down into the crankcase:

A piston & piston rod assembly. The piston is
at the top. The large square plate at the bottom is where the whole assembly
attaches to the crosshead:

Some pistons:
And some
piston rods:


The "spikes"
on the piston rods are hollow tubes that go into the holes you can see on the
bottom of the pistons (left picture) and inject oil into the inside of the
piston which keeps the top of the piston from overheating. Some high-performance
auto engines have a similar feature where an oil
squirter nozzle squirts oil onto the bottom of the piston.
The cylinder deck (10 cylinder version).
Cylinder liners are die-cast ductile cast iron. Look at the size of those head
studs!:

The first completed 12 cylinder engine:
