A discussion of the design and technology of huge diesel engines.
John Illingsworth MIET MIMarEST
Leeds Seventeen Hotel
Nursery Lane
Leeds LS17 7HW
IET West Yorkshire Network
John Illingsworth explains the design and technology associated with the huge diesel engines that power modern tankers which carry 500,000 tonnes of crude oil; Engines that weigh in excess of 2,000 tonnes themselves.