Oil & Fuel Large diesel engine

[GaryE]

Very interesting Teacha, but I am at a loss to know what sort of lead based cargo to which is referred, perhaps yo coiuld give some examples to enlighten me.

I am pretty sure this will help!

Lead Paint Toys China - Google Search

 

[DViau]

Can you just imagine also how many gallons of diesel it need on board of the ship? Just imagine the weight of all this and it still float....

 

[patrick_g]

I am pretty sure this will help!

Lead Paint Toys China - Google Search

Thanks Gary, I get it now. The ship in question may or may not go to China, and if it does then it may or may not carry llead polluted toys bound for the US.

Well, Gee, I guess the only sane thing to do would be for someone to attack the **** thing in the name of the poor unsuspecting children with parents trying to save a buck at Wal-Mart and sink it at sea in deep water!

Arrrrrrrrrh, Avast me buckos, hoist the Jolly Rodger!!!!!

Pat

 

[patrick_g]

Can you just imagine also how many gallons of diesel it need on board of the ship? Just imagine the weight of all this and it still float....

Diesel is lighter than water. A large vessel like this has such a volume to surface area ratio that filled with diesel it would still float.

Note; The weight of a large ship tends to follow the surface area (square of the size) while the cargo carrying space goes with the cube of the size. Therefore the larger the ship the greater load it can float percentage wise compared to its unladen weight. A large ship made of steel could be entirely filled with diesel and still float very well indeed.

If enough of these monsters are put to sea with heavy loads, each displacing its own weight in water (see also, Archimedes) it will raise the level of the Earth's oceans and contribute to an even earlier and more severe ecological disaster than Global warming alone.

...BUT it won't take off no matter what sort of conveyor belt is employed!

Pat

 

[Double Orange]

I want one !!!! Signed Diesel JUNKIE
Frank

 

[doxford jim]

What the heck does the starter look like?? It must be as big as a house. What kind of power plant energizes the starter? Must have high tension towers on the docks.

Hi,

Slow speed marine diesel engines are usually started with compressed air, through specially timed air start valves (air admitted after TDC, to push the pistons down to start rotation.). Obviously these engines would require large quantities of air and they have specially designated "start air compressors" for this purpose (high pressure, high volume). The air compressors usually electrically driven and suitably sized - probably three in number.

These large engines can run with one or two cylinders not firing - lift the fuel pump to prevent fuel going to the injectors. Newer engines use pneumatic controls (air cylinder) to lift the cam follower off the camshaft and hold it there. No repairs can be done with the engine running as there are no disconnects to the pistons. connecting rods etc. And yes, just the piston, piston rod, crosshead and connecting rod constitute several tons in weight - possibly as high as 15 or 20 tons for the ship mentioned - and that is per cylinder unit.

jim

 

[NewToy]

It would be good for gangsters to get rid of bodies, they could just throw 'em in the air intake.
John

 

[patrick_g]

It would be good for gangsters to get rid of bodies, they could just throw 'em in the air intake.
John

Yes!, but only after dousing the body with 2 or 3 different diesel fuel additives.

Pat

 

[madpogue]

Yeh, we're, uh, addin' fuel stabilizer. Yeah, dat's it. You gotta prob'm widdat?

 

[Double Orange]

If the gangsters wanted to make a body disapear, they feed them to pigs. Pigs can eat and dissolve everything including teeth.No DNA. If you don't believe me ask the detectives looking for my X-wife!!