I worked for years on hfo ships and can't imagine how easy my life would have been without fuel related problems. And with gas don't have to clean up leaks and spills
Wartsila are great engines, but this shows why I’m not a fan of lean burn engines. Load acceptance is extremely slow. That’s ok when paralleled with a stable bus like when grid paralleled. Not so good if it has to be load following.
Once it gets up to speed, that engine really seems to want to hold steady at 514 rpm . . . which doesn't divide evenly into any standard mains frequency. I guess they must do some kind of electronic frequency conversion on the AC output.
@@carldaniel6510 I would have thought it would flicker up to 515 rpm every once in a while -- guess the display just rounds consistently. Maybe internal guard digits not shown?
Depends if you start it in gas or diesel mode. you can go from stand by to full load anywhere from 5-15min stopped to full load depending on application
Thank you so much for that. You brought up memories...I missed that sound
I worked for years on hfo ships and can't imagine how easy my life would have been without fuel related problems. And with gas don't have to clean up leaks and spills
But you can dead in big explosion, it is very dangerous
Good engineering
still one of the most ordered engines allmoust. 18W50, TS is going to slowdown abit of the old good one
I have worked with Team center and IDEAS NX for W50DF engine
Wartsila are great engines, but this shows why I’m not a fan of lean burn engines. Load acceptance is extremely slow. That’s ok when paralleled with a stable bus like when grid paralleled. Not so good if it has to be load following.
Does the engine have to be preheated to start? How long does preheating take?
How to change fuel HFO to gas??How is work??what components are change for gas conversion?
I have the same engine with tri fuel, heavy fuel, diesel and gas
Once it gets up to speed, that engine really seems to want to hold steady at 514 rpm . . . which doesn't divide evenly into any standard mains frequency. I guess they must do some kind of electronic frequency conversion on the AC output.
14 pole alternator making 60Hz - 514.286 rpm
@@carldaniel6510 I would have thought it would flicker up to 515 rpm every once in a while -- guess the display just rounds consistently. Maybe internal guard digits not shown?
@@Lucius_Chiaraviglio Yeah, probably something like that.
Most of the world operates on 50 HZ same as that pesky metric system.
@@bigtuna4037 Too funny!
Anybody else notice the excessive valve lash on that cylinder... Sounded terrible... Nice engine tho….
That's because you aren't listening the engine from the lower deck. 😎
Actually this engine is total bitch :) Mostly due to electronics and pilot fuel
system.
I would be embarrassed if this my engine’…
30 year Waukesha VHP mechanic
Eu percebi o excesso de folga no cilindro fiz muitas inspeções em motores wartsila para corrigir esses problemas
Whats the typical startup time for this beast?
Depends if you start it in gas or diesel mode. you can go from stand by to full load anywhere from 5-15min stopped to full load depending on application
Duel fuel engine? Gas& diesel? Medium speed engine
Yes diesel and natural gas. Medium speed, diesel is used for only the ignition in gas mode. Can also run on diesel only
"Duel fuel"? Do the different fuels fight each other?
What vehicle is this engine
the 50DF goes into freighters and tankers, as well as natural gas power plants
Sounds like an ALCO
This is Diesel-generator?
Dual fuel- natural gas and diesel
@@spencerweber6396 this dual-fuel engine drive a generator?
@@user-ys3qh5kw3k Yes
I am working in wartsila engine 12v32ln
Come out from there.
Are you still in there?
they come from Vaasa STH factory
Clicking sound valve lash.
Sounds like a tired engine
What do you mean? That thing is BOOGEYING along perfectly. Don't forget the 50DF is one of the biggest engines in the world with a max of ~500rpm.
@@Patrick.Weightman
Excess valve lash. I would be embarrassed if that was my engine
@@mechanicman8687 LMAO not even 🤣🤣 Come back when you actually _work_ on these engines