| Posted by Slickis |
2/25/2004 11:13 PM | remove |
That deisel gen is a BMF.
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| Posted by Abstract |
2/26/2004 12:49 AM | remove |
i know, i love it!
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| Posted by The Hunter |
3/9/2004 12:16 AM | remove |
That would be so nice to have for my riding mower. (seen to much Monster Garage I think)
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| Posted by Jesus Jones |
3/9/2004 3:00 AM | remove |
Think of all that horsepower if ya strapped that bay into a little K-Car
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| Posted by TurboZutek |
3/10/2004 10:53 PM | remove |
Anyone one know the displacment ? (Engine Size in CC or L) ?? Could this thing run the hospital - or just emergency lighting / critical systems ??
I could easily belive it could power a small country - it's h00j!!! :)
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| Posted by Abstract |
3/10/2004 11:21 PM | remove |
as far as i know it could run the entire campus.
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| Posted by greywolf45 |
3/12/2004 4:46 AM | remove |
It's not big enough to run the entire complex,probably just provided power to run the emergency lighting, and keep critical systems going till the primary power could be restored. Would love to hear it run.
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| Posted by TurboZutek |
3/12/2004 9:03 PM | remove |
It would sound amazing I should think.
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| Posted by Father Maurice Lester |
3/31/2004 4:05 AM | remove |
It's an EMD (GM) 645 diesel. 645 cubic inches per cylinder. Non turbo, might have had a roots blower. 2000 hp @ 950 rpm. Same engine is used in the GM-EMD GP38 locomotive
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| Posted by TechnoTed |
3/31/2004 4:17 AM | remove |
That's just your opinion...
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| Posted by Abstract |
3/31/2004 4:55 PM | remove |
thanks for the indentification dukes :D
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| Posted by Father Maurice Lester |
4/2/2004 11:07 PM | remove |
Posted by TechnoTed 2004-03-30 23:17
[i]That's just your opinion...[i/}
Actually, my uncle worked for CN rail for years. I've seen the 645 engine up close lot's of times. This one is missing several rocker covers and does not have a turbo on it. The 16 cylinder V configured 645A engine (non turbo) from EMD is rated at 2000 hp @ 950 RPM. If you don't believe me Techno Ted, look it up on google.
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| Posted by Father Maurice Lester |
4/2/2004 11:08 PM | remove |
Sidenote:
EMD engines also are used for generators and marine purposes, not just locomotives
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| Posted by TechnoTed |
4/3/2004 4:48 AM | remove |
Hey Grand ol' duke of york... look up sarcasm on google.
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| Posted by TurboZutek |
4/4/2004 8:40 PM | remove |
Would a turbo have been any use on an engine like this - generating electricity ? Given that the RPM stays pretty much constant ??
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| Posted by Raider |
4/5/2004 12:27 AM | remove |
Yeah I couldn't see a generator engine needing a turbocharger..
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| Posted by Father Maurice Lester |
4/8/2004 11:23 PM | remove |
Probably not. This engine came in a turbo and non turbo package
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| Posted by Raider |
8/9/2004 6:45 PM | remove |
That engine would be sluggish as hell without a turbo though :P
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| Posted by Slickis |
8/10/2004 5:21 AM | remove |
Something with a normal operating speed of 900rpm does not need to be real peppy I wouldn't think.
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| Posted by Raider |
8/10/2004 5:29 AM | remove |
I know that I was just saying. Put that in a truck or train and man would it take forever to get going..
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| Posted by Slickis |
8/10/2004 11:29 PM | remove |
Yeah, in a train it would go like a slug.
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| Posted by TurboZutek |
8/11/2004 12:14 AM | remove |
Would it not depend on the type of train ? Direct drive sure it would be slow.. But what about diesel / electric ?
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| Posted by Slickis |
8/12/2004 11:50 PM | remove |
O yeah, I was thinking direct drive but most trains are D/E right? 900 RPM should be good to run a D/E train.
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| Posted by Raider |
8/13/2004 3:44 AM | remove |
D/E = What?
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| Posted by Roadwolf |
10/11/2004 3:56 AM | remove |
It is kind of old, Its not much bigger then the one that powers the emergency facilitys at my building, and that one has a hard time doing that ! I would say its about 1 megawatt..
We just installed a nice 250 kilowatt unit which is about 1/8th that size, the newer the generators the smaller they get !
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| Posted by inventor |
4/16/2006 3:30 AM | remove |
Ah, but your teeny 250 kW units won't last as long...they don't build them like they used to!
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| Posted by Jon Blund |
9/16/2007 4:48 PM | remove |
I came across a picture of an identical engine on the Internet with the following text:
"Cleveland Diesel 16 cylinder Model 278A rated at 1600 horsepower"
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| Posted by Corvid |
1/30/2009 12:40 PM | remove |
Seen the one at Didcot power station in Oxfordshire Turbo? One of the most powerful in the UK so I was told.
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| Posted by fonics monkey |
2/6/2013 6:43 AM | remove |
somehow I think it was destroyed in the demolition, real nice.
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