6v53 fuel burn rate
On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 15:04:10 GMT, "Old Boat Goat"
wrote:
Can anyone give me a ballpark figure how much fuel a Detroit 6V53 will
consume, loaded? Trying to estimate fuel consumption of twin 6V53s pushing a
45' hard chine, V-bottom cruiser, 29 gross tons.
TIA
Don
Hmmmm let's see:
thrust times speed = power required.
power divided by efficiency = fuel consumption rate
We're almost there at the answer....now tell me:
what thrust? depends on the prop size and RPMs
What speed?
What drag?
That's all we need now! :-)
Brian W
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