B & W LOOKS BEYOND 130G/BHP H

Fifteen percent more power per cylinder while retaining low fuel consumption has been achieved by B&W and its Japanese licensee Mitsui in further developing the K/L-GFC series of slow-speed engines. Performance curves and official shop trial results from a nine-cylinder L90GFC engine are presented. Operating of engine and large propellers, uprating of the A-type engine and the L-MFC series to come are discussed.

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  IPC Industrial Press Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 37
• Serial:
  • Motor Ship
  • Volume: 60
  • Issue Number: 715
  • Publisher: Blohm + Goss GMBH
  • Serial URL: http://www.hhc.co/uk/motorship

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel engines; Equipment tests; Fuel consumption; Performance; Propulsion
• Old TRIS Terms: Diesel performance; Diesel testing; Propulsive performance; Slow speed diesels
• Subject Areas: Energy; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00319446
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ship Research Institute of Norway
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 8 1980 12:00AM