GerFix
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this got me thinking, what is the largest single cylinder engine ever made?
This would have to be a candidate: 330 L
[video=youtube;2MLkbHkxk-g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MLkbHkxk-g[/video]
... although the cylinder has a puny bore of just 28 inches ... the biggest cylinders in an engine ever have a bore of 38 inches .. found in Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C marine engines .. here is the crankshaft of one:
how does that work?? the submarine goes underwater, and bubbles of smoke are comming up? not very stealthy if you ask me...
The engine is from a torpedo boat, not a submarine.