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Type | Four-stroke |
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Cylinder Configuration | In-line |
Number of Cylinders | 4, 6, 8, 9 |
Bore | 200 mm |
Stroke | 280 mm |
Speed | 1000 rpm |
Fuel | Diesel |
Displacement per cylinder | 8.8 liters |
Single-piece cast-iron crankcase with underslung crankshaft, featuring drillings for water and oil distribution.
Low alloy steel, forged in one piece and fully machined, with counterweights and optional torsional vibration damper.
Thin-walled bearing shells fitted to both main and big end bearings for engine support.
Drop-forged from alloyed steel and fully machined with serrated joints on big ends.
Identical to main bearings, providing support for the connecting rod big ends.
One or two-part pistons with chromium plated piston rings and scraper rings, featuring a fully floating piston pin.
Special cast iron heads with two inlet/exhaust valves; Nimonic alloy valves for HFO engines.
Composed of individual segments, with one segment for each cylinder.
Individual helix-controlled fuel injection pumps for each cylinder.
Specifies the Woodward UG8 / PGA12 type governor for engine speed control.
Mounted on the front end, identified as ABB VTR type or Napier.
Includes oil pump, cooling water pump, and fuel booster pump mounted on the front end.
Pressurized by a built-on feed pump; fuel circulates over the day tank; external supply is optional.
Features a built-on gear pump for oil flow and pressure, with cooler and filter.
Direct air starting system supplying air to individual cylinder heads via a main starting valve.
Divided into high and low temperature systems for jacket, charge air, and oil cooling.
Identified as a pulse type system.
Classification is performed by the engine manufacturer.
Not applicable as engines were built before the IMO / EIAPP era (pre-2000).