B&W DM884WS-150 no.2000 from 1933 startup

Builder: Burmeister and Wain
Type: DM884WS-150
Built in 1933 for the H C Orsted Power Station in Copenhagen.
8 cylinder double acting opposed piston diesel engine
Cylinder bore 840 mm
Stroke 1500 mm
115 rpm
24.5 meters long
12.5 meters high
1400 tonnes weighs
For 30 years it was the most powerful in the world.
It is still in running order and started on the first and third Sunday of each month for visitors to the DieselHouse Museum.
filmed on a panasonic TZ5
30-03-2011

[@ronniescott5179]

I WORKED ON ONE OF THESE ENGINES ON THE MV TINTAGEL CASTLE IN THE 1960'S.
The engine suffered cracked liners and the oil injectors were unreliable.
otherwise it ran successfully.

[@michaellong6077]

I was an engineer on the Tintagel for more or less a year from 1957 until 1958 she was trouble free I only left because of my forthcoming marriage,I then joined the Stirling Castle,my last ship was the Roslin Castle.Happy days.

[@bootsy797]

Time Machine

[@m.azkaryoga8909]

How many fuel/min

[@Darklor_WCF]

all of them

[@keithtunley8760]

5 minutes of verbal shit i need the sound of the engine awsome

[@lucianene7741]

And how much power?

[@allanc7654]

22500 hp

[@jonnda]

If you don't speak Dutch, skip to 4:55

[@jonnda]

@@D800Lover sorry

[@D800Lover]

@@jonnda - That's OK. Danish is a terrible language and I lost the use of it living in Australia since as a boy. But I sure recognise it when I hear it, sigh. BTW, that is still the largest diesel engine ever made, but not the most powerful. It is now in a museum and they run every now and then. My brother lives only a few minutes away. Love it.

[@jonnda]

@@D800Lover It certainly is neat, and I wish I could visit. Unfortunately, I only speak English. I tried to learn French as a kid, but it didn't happen for various reasons. I'm very unfamiliar with the differences between Dutch, Danish, scandinavian, Flemish, and certain German dialects. Like maybe I could tell that this isn't German, and it's not Norsk, but I couldn't say what it is.

[@Genius_at_Work]

@@D800Lover It's not the largest either; modern Two Stroke Marine Diesels have Stroke Lengths of over three and sometimes almost four Meters, making them about as high as this Engine here. They are built with up to 12 Cylinders tho, making them much longer.

[@D800Lover]

@@Genius_at_Work - Either somebody told me a dud or you just did. Me, I only went by what I was told. Maybe you are right.