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The engine is the largest reciprocating engine in the world. The 14-cylinder version first entered commercial service in September 2006 aboard the Emma Mærsk . The design is similar to the older RTA96C engine, but with common rail technology (in place of traditional camshaft , chain gear , fuel pump and hydraulic actuator systems).
The only straight-14 engine known to reach production is part of the Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C family of 6-cylinder to 14-cylinder two-stroke marine engines. This engine is used in the Emma Mærsk , which was the world's largest container ship when it was built in 2006.
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It had a total engine capacity of 71.5 L (4,360 cu in), and a high power-to-weight ratio. The largest reciprocating engine in production at present, but not the largest ever built, is the Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine of 2006 built by Wärtsilä.
The World's Most Gargantuan Diesel Engine, by Andrew Tarantola, 20 July 2011. This is what 109,000 horsepower looks like – meet the biggest and most powerful engine in the world.This jaw dropper is the Wärtsilä RT-flex96C, the world’s largest and most powerful diesel engine in the world today. by Tibi Puiu. 16 May 2019. zmescience.com
Straight-seven engines produced for marine usage include: Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C two-stroke crosshead diesel engine [1] Wärtsilä 32 trunk piston engines [2] MAN Diesel IMO two-stroke crosshead diesel engine [3] Burmeister & Wain 722VU37 two-stroke diesel engine (commenced 1937, used in the Danish Havmanden-class submarines
Due to the very long length of a straight-twelve engine, they are rarely used in automobiles. The first known example is a 7.2 litres (440 cu in) engine in the 1920 French Corona car; [1] however it is not known if any cars were sold. Packard also experimented with an automobile powered by an inline 12 in 1929. [2]