What's this gargantuan V-16 diesel?

Ram · 31st January 2006, 20:07

Dear friends:

Spotted this beautiful red Volvo FM12 380 hp 6x4 tractor, hauling this gargantuan V-16 diesel on a flatbed trailer, on the Mumbai-Pune expressway at Khalapur.

Any idea about the V-16, and what it's supposed to power?

Steeroid · 31st January 2006, 20:13

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Originally Posted by ram

Any idea about the V-16, and what it's supposed to power?

Ummm....standby genset for Pune city?

But thats an AWESOME engine. Perhaps its meant for some kind of Marine application? I'm basing my guess on those huge mounts which could only be for the bottom of a ship.

Catamaran, marinegopi ????????????

RX135 · 31st January 2006, 20:17

Does it have any thing to do with ships? It looks monstrous.

P.S.: You stole words from my mouth, Steeroid!

adit1329 · 31st January 2006, 20:25

looks like it is going to the mumbai speedrun

v16 on what car????

Jokes apart it looks like some ship's engine going either to the scrap yard or for repairs...

Ram · 31st January 2006, 21:50

It had crossed the Khalapur-Sajgaon toll station and was headed towards Pune.

It doesn't look like a marine diesel engine to me. Marine diesel engines are generally taller with the cylinder block area on one deck and the crankshaft and sump area on a lower deck.

Could it be a diesel engine for a captive-power plant for heavy industry?
These engines made by companies like Wärtsilä, Sulzer and Volvo-Penta, weigh over 120 tons, and run, not on "high-speed diesel", but on "heavy fuel oil". They typically don't go over 500 rpm.

I still don't know the brand and bhp of this engine. Perhaps somebody from the industrial power-plant industry can help?

ambylimo · 31st January 2006, 21:56

yh man this giant V-16 is a mystery! no idea man..i know that cadillac exclusively created this engine for super performance..

aah78 · 31st January 2006, 21:59

it does appear to be a ship engine on first looks but if ram knows a bit about ship engines then it probably isn't..

maybe it powers the Volvo truck on which it sits? if you say it can't cross 500rpm, then it might be generate enough torque for the truck to climb the Western Ghats.

on the other hand, don't enter the next drag race....

ambylimo · 31st January 2006, 21:59

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Originally Posted by ambylimo

yh man this giant V-16 is a mystery! no idea man..i know that cadillac exclusively created this engine for super performance..

most certainly used in certain luxury and high performance cars like cadillac..mostly used in racing arenas...internal combustion engine like this is a rarity...

marinegopi · 31st January 2006, 22:08

hey mate this definitely is a marine engine...but iam not sure regarding its make..as u already said its a v-16...and RAM u r wrong man..not all marine engines are very tall n multi deck type....the ones u r talkin abt are very big ones which produce some where around 40,000 BHP...dont beleive me? the bigger brands are MAN B&W...SULZER..etc..but this seems to be a smaller one...may b some where around 4500-5000 BHP roughly...and there are marine engines which do run on high speed diesel..but the larger ones usually use heavy fuel oil...which is pre heated to reduce its viscosity...then it is injected...

Ram · 31st January 2006, 22:08

The 12.1 litre straight-six turbo-intercooled 380 bhp diesel on the Volvo tractor is probably just powerful enough, to act as a mere starter-motor for this behemoth V-16 sitting pretty on the trailer-bed.

marinegopi · 31st January 2006, 22:13

hey RAM iam a class IV...but not into sailing now...i work for YANMAR (Japan)...as service engineer for their engines....how do u know abt marine eng? u 2 into this field? and yes...marine engines so run above 500rpm....yanmar engines run at 900 rpm producing 3500 BHP...can b used for both propulsion n power generation...

islero · 31st January 2006, 22:55

Thats the kinda engines that often feature in my dreams. Just look at the size of it!!!!

jat · 31st January 2006, 23:17

This seems to be a engine for powering a electrical powerplant of about 4~5 MW or powering some other machine directly requiring such power. Heavy industries such as steel products ones require huge back power plants and these engines are used. Similar engines are also used on some of the Indian Coast Guard ships. They may be running on high viscosity fuel or normal diesel depending on the user requirement.

RK

adya33 · 31st January 2006, 23:25

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Originally Posted by jat

This seems to be a engine for powering a electrical powerplant of about 4~5 MW or powering some other machine directly requiring such power. Heavy industries such as steel products ones require huge back power plants and these engines are used. Similar engines are also used on some of the Indian Coast Guard ships. They may be running on high viscosity fuel or normal diesel depending on the user requirement.

RK

wasn't there a news about it couple of days ago that Telco & some other company will be producing their own electricity which will allow to cut down on load shedding timings?

jat · 31st January 2006, 23:32

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31st January 2006, 20:07	#1
Ram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 2,166 Thanked: 219 Times View My Garage	What's this gargantuan V-16 diesel? Dear friends: Spotted this beautiful red Volvo FM12 380 hp 6x4 tractor, hauling this gargantuan V-16 diesel on a flatbed trailer, on the Mumbai-Pune expressway at Khalapur. Any idea about the V-16, and what it's supposed to power? Last edited by Ram : 31st January 2006 at 20:16.
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31st January 2006, 20:17	#3
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 75 Times	Does it have any thing to do with ships? It looks monstrous. P.S.: You stole words from my mouth, Steeroid! Last edited by RX135 : 31st January 2006 at 20:18.
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31st January 2006, 20:25	#4
adit1329 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 346 Thanked: 3 Times	looks like it is going to the mumbai speedrun v16 on what car???? Jokes apart it looks like some ship's engine going either to the scrap yard or for repairs...
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31st January 2006, 21:50	#5
Ram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 2,166 Thanked: 219 Times View My Garage	It had crossed the Khalapur-Sajgaon toll station and was headed towards Pune. It doesn't look like a marine diesel engine to me. Marine diesel engines are generally taller with the cylinder block area on one deck and the crankshaft and sump area on a lower deck. Could it be a diesel engine for a captive-power plant for heavy industry? These engines made by companies like Wärtsilä, Sulzer and Volvo-Penta, weigh over 120 tons, and run, not on "high-speed diesel", but on "heavy fuel oil". They typically don't go over 500 rpm. I still don't know the brand and bhp of this engine. Perhaps somebody from the industrial power-plant industry can help?
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31st January 2006, 21:56	#6
ambylimo BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: (Toronto) Ahmedabad Posts: 149 Thanked: 0 Times	yh man this giant V-16 is a mystery! no idea man..i know that cadillac exclusively created this engine for super performance..
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31st January 2006, 21:59	#7
aah78 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NYC / BOM Posts: 4,662 Thanked: 3,258 Times View My Garage	ship it does appear to be a ship engine on first looks but if ram knows a bit about ship engines then it probably isn't.. maybe it powers the Volvo truck on which it sits? if you say it can't cross 500rpm, then it might be generate enough torque for the truck to climb the Western Ghats. on the other hand, don't enter the next drag race.... Last edited by aah78 : 31st January 2006 at 22:00. Reason: modifying content
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31st January 2006, 22:08	#9
marinegopi BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Port Blair Posts: 97 Thanked: 36 Times	hey mate this definitely is a marine engine...but iam not sure regarding its make..as u already said its a v-16...and RAM u r wrong man..not all marine engines are very tall n multi deck type....the ones u r talkin abt are very big ones which produce some where around 40,000 BHP...dont beleive me? the bigger brands are MAN B&W...SULZER..etc..but this seems to be a smaller one...may b some where around 4500-5000 BHP roughly...and there are marine engines which do run on high speed diesel..but the larger ones usually use heavy fuel oil...which is pre heated to reduce its viscosity...then it is injected...
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31st January 2006, 22:13	#11
marinegopi BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Port Blair Posts: 97 Thanked: 36 Times	hey RAM iam a class IV...but not into sailing now...i work for YANMAR (Japan)...as service engineer for their engines....how do u know abt marine eng? u 2 into this field? and yes...marine engines so run above 500rpm....yanmar engines run at 900 rpm producing 3500 BHP...can b used for both propulsion n power generation...
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31st January 2006, 22:55	#12
islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Thats the kinda engines that often feature in my dreams. Just look at the size of it!!!!
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31st January 2006, 23:17	#13
jat BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SINGAPORE Posts: 265 Thanked: 7 Times	This seems to be a engine for powering a electrical powerplant of about 4~5 MW or powering some other machine directly requiring such power. Heavy industries such as steel products ones require huge back power plants and these engines are used. Similar engines are also used on some of the Indian Coast Guard ships. They may be running on high viscosity fuel or normal diesel depending on the user requirement. RK
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31st January 2006, 23:32	#15
jat BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SINGAPORE Posts: 265 Thanked: 7 Times	[SIZE=2]May be. [/SIZE] [SIZE=2][/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Though I haven't read about the news.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][/SIZE] [SIZE=2]RK[/SIZE]
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