The world's largest internal combustion engine

Everyone knows that the engine is called a complex mechanism that by burning fuel, converts the received energy into useful mechanical motion. As for the world's largest engine, it is home to Finland.





Engine called Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96 manufactured in Finland and is designed for marine ships. Its working volume is astounding 25,480 liters. With regard to power, it is 107,389 horsepower. It is quite clear that the main engine-record holder is not only that. Its physical dimensions are important. Length Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96 is 26 meters and 59 centimeters and a height of 13 meters and a half. As for the weight of the unit, then it weighs 2,300 tons.







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