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Boating Factoid I found today....
The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel
that it burns. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I didn't even know it was diesel powered......??? Larry W4CSC No, no, Scotty! I said, "Beam me a wrench.", not a WENCH! Kirk Out..... |
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Boating Factoid I found today....
Larry W4CSC ) wrote:
: The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel : that it burns. I find that really, really hard to beleive. Lets see, 5280 feet per mile, that is 10,560 gallons per mile. For a trip across the Atlantic of, what ?, 3600 miles?, that is 38,016,000 gallons. At 6 pounds or so per gallon, that is 114,048 *tons* of fuel. Another way to look at it, for 38,000,000 gallons of fuel at, say $0.90 per gallon, that is around $34,200,000 to fuel that beast. If you carry 2000 passenagers, that is $17,000 per passenger just for the fuel. Naw, someone is jerking your chain Larry. : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : I didn't even know it was diesel powered......??? Who says you can't burn diesel in boilers? -- Jim Hollenback, NK6L my opinion. |
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Boating Factoid I found today....
Maybe only while accelerating from a dead stop to cruising speed?
Don "Jim Hollenback" wrote in message ... Larry W4CSC ) wrote: : The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel : that it burns. I find that really, really hard to beleive. Lets see, 5280 feet per mile, that is 10,560 gallons per mile. For a trip across the Atlantic of, what ?, 3600 miles?, that is 38,016,000 gallons. At 6 pounds or so per gallon, that is 114,048 *tons* of fuel. Another way to look at it, for 38,000,000 gallons of fuel at, say $0.90 per gallon, that is around $34,200,000 to fuel that beast. If you carry 2000 passenagers, that is $17,000 per passenger just for the fuel. Naw, someone is jerking your chain Larry. : -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- : I didn't even know it was diesel powered......??? Who says you can't burn diesel in boilers? -- Jim Hollenback, NK6L my opinion. |
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Boating Factoid I found today....
Maybe only while accelerating from a dead stop to cruising speed?
Don "Jim Hollenback" wrote in message ... Larry W4CSC ) wrote: : The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel : that it burns. I find that really, really hard to beleive. Lets see, 5280 feet per mile, that is 10,560 gallons per mile. For a trip across the Atlantic of, what ?, 3600 miles?, that is 38,016,000 gallons. At 6 pounds or so per gallon, that is 114,048 *tons* of fuel. Another way to look at it, for 38,000,000 gallons of fuel at, say $0.90 per gallon, that is around $34,200,000 to fuel that beast. If you carry 2000 passenagers, that is $17,000 per passenger just for the fuel. Naw, someone is jerking your chain Larry. : -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- : I didn't even know it was diesel powered......??? Who says you can't burn diesel in boilers? -- Jim Hollenback, NK6L my opinion. |
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Boating Factoid I found today....
To answer the question, "What is the QE2 fuel comnsumption?":
[from http://www.qe2.org.uk/engine.html ] QE2'S POWER PLANT IS DIESEL ELECTRIC, a system chosen for its inherent reliability and flexibility. In 1986/87, in an operation costing £100m, nine medium speed MAN L58/64 nine cylinder turbo charged diesel engines were fitted, in place of the aging and fuel thirsty steam plant. The diesel engines drive C.E.C. generators, and each develop 10.5 MW of electrical power at 10,000 volts. Each engine weighs approximately 120 tons. IN ADDITION TO SUPPLYING AUXILIARY SHIP'S SERVICE and hotel service requirements via transformers, the electrical power generated is used to drive the two main propulsion motors, one on each propeller shaft. The maximum output of each motor is 44 MW giving QE2 a top speed in excess of 32 knots. They are of synchronous salient pole construction, are 9m diameter, and weigh over 400 tons each, representing the largest marine motors ever built. THE SERVICE SPEED of 28.5 knots, can be maintained using only seven engines, thus allowing essential and routine maintenance to be carried out whilst at sea and without affecting schedules. At this speed a 35% fuel saving is made over the previous power plant, the fuel used being of the same grade - IF 380 (Bunker "C"). This fuel is heated under pressure to 140'C for injection, and is akin to road tar at room temperature. /// What is the total power output of QE2's engines? 95 MW: /// the power output of 3000 medium sized family cars. What is the fuel consumption? At the service speed of 28.5 knots, consumption is 380 tons per day: this equates to 50 ft/gall. ************************************************** *** Brian Whatcott Altus OK On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 05:05:49 GMT, (Jim Hollenback) wrote: Larry W4CSC ) wrote: : The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel : that it burns. I find that really, really hard to beleive. Lets see, 5280 feet per mile, that is 10,560 gallons per mile. For a trip across the Atlantic of, what ?, 3600 miles?, that is 38,016,000 gallons. At 6 pounds or so per gallon, that is 114,048 *tons* of fuel. Another way to look at it, for 38,000,000 gallons of fuel at, say $0.90 per gallon, that is around $34,200,000 to fuel that beast. If you carry 2000 passenagers, that is $17,000 per passenger just for the fuel. Naw, someone is jerking your chain Larry. : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : I didn't even know it was diesel powered......??? Who says you can't burn diesel in boilers? |
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Boating Factoid I found today....
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:08:55 GMT, Brian Whatcott
wrote: What is the fuel consumption? At the service speed of 28.5 knots, consumption is 380 tons per day: this equates to 50 ft/gall. ************************************************* **** Brian Whatcott Altus OK To compare, I have a ham radio friend who is one of the two masters of Sealand "Performance", a 950' containership that goes between USA and Europe. Touring its massive single engine room, which has a 38,800 hp 7-cyl, DIRECT DRIVE diesel engine coupled directly to a huge single screw also running on heavy cheap oil after the exhaust warms to where it will boil for injection, he told me fuel consumption at 18 knots loaded with containers is only 75 tons per day, making it one of Sealand's best fuel comsumption ships. The engine is amazingly simple because it's an electric-blower-loop charged 2-stroke....no valves, valve trains, etc. High pressure injection is electronically controlled by the computers to maximize mileage. The pistons are 7' tall and 5' bore with something like a 6' stroke. Redline is around 110 RPM at flank speed. The whole engine is computer controlled and noone needs to sit and control it. A paging system alerts the duty engineer anywhere on the ship if the computer thinks something is amiss. Above the main engineers desk and at the helm on the bridge is a warning sign telling you not to operate the engine between 32 and 38 RPM because that is where the ship's mass resonates and the throbbing engine will simply tear the ship apart. They run her through that range very fast up and down. It actually makes this massive ship bounce when it goes through here. Simply amazing......(c; For those of you thinking about a genset, her diesel generator room is under the main driveshaft. It has 8 million-dollar diesel monsters because many containers contain perishable foods and must be provided with 3-phase 440VAC at all times to run their refridgeration. The day I donned the ear protectors and climbed down there, the meters showed her generating over 400KW of power from 4 of the generators online. Plenty of power to start that little marine A/C under the V-berth...(c; From the master's cabin portholes, looking out across the hundreds of containers almost blocking your view, the flagstick on the bow looks like it's about a mile away. Larry tells me he can turn her around in less than 2.5 MILES and can stop her from 18 knots loaded in about a mile and a half! "I never get tired of playing with her", he said. Stay out of her way, ok? I doubt anyone will know they just ran over a 52' Beneteau. Make SURE your radar reflector is atop the mast! Oh, and someone with a great sense of humor mounted a set of Johnson outboard motor controls on the side of the helm for us touristas....hee hee..... Mounted just like a center console....(c; The food served to the crew is superb. There are few crew aboard her, actually. On each trip, they eat their way through 3 special fridge containers that run on a little railroad track into the galley. The containers are pre-packed with the entire meal list so noone has to rummage about looking for today's breakfast. At the end of each trip, they simply swap containers in minutes and they're ready for sea, again. I noticed several commercial fridges and freezers for late night snackin on leftovers. Lunch was delicious. I chose the steak, medium-well, please. The radio operator will retire next year. He's not going to be replaced as this position is no longer required. I sent out a satellite message to SeaLand from the desktop computer on the master's desk in his palatial cabin. It takes about a second to spend $10 on an email..... I came out of the master's head laughing. "What's so funny in there?", Larry asked me. "I remember back when I was a Navy sailor and if I had ****ed in the captain's private head they would have simply beheaded me and thrown my guts to the fish." "They would have done that to me, too, back when I was a sailor.", he quipped. "Times change.....(c;" By the way, if you'd like to book passage on any of these ships, I think it would be a great get-away vacation to ride to a European vacation on one. They do book passengers, as does Evergreen and the other carriers. The cabins are MUCH larger than being packed into a cruise ship like sardines and the crew loves to share their world with guests. Wish I could go.....www.sealand.com Larry W4CSC No, no, Scotty! I said, "Beam me a wrench.", not a WENCH! Kirk Out..... |
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Boating Factoid I found today....
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:08:55 GMT, Brian Whatcott
wrote: What is the fuel consumption? At the service speed of 28.5 knots, consumption is 380 tons per day: this equates to 50 ft/gall. ************************************************* **** Brian Whatcott Altus OK To compare, I have a ham radio friend who is one of the two masters of Sealand "Performance", a 950' containership that goes between USA and Europe. Touring its massive single engine room, which has a 38,800 hp 7-cyl, DIRECT DRIVE diesel engine coupled directly to a huge single screw also running on heavy cheap oil after the exhaust warms to where it will boil for injection, he told me fuel consumption at 18 knots loaded with containers is only 75 tons per day, making it one of Sealand's best fuel comsumption ships. The engine is amazingly simple because it's an electric-blower-loop charged 2-stroke....no valves, valve trains, etc. High pressure injection is electronically controlled by the computers to maximize mileage. The pistons are 7' tall and 5' bore with something like a 6' stroke. Redline is around 110 RPM at flank speed. The whole engine is computer controlled and noone needs to sit and control it. A paging system alerts the duty engineer anywhere on the ship if the computer thinks something is amiss. Above the main engineers desk and at the helm on the bridge is a warning sign telling you not to operate the engine between 32 and 38 RPM because that is where the ship's mass resonates and the throbbing engine will simply tear the ship apart. They run her through that range very fast up and down. It actually makes this massive ship bounce when it goes through here. Simply amazing......(c; For those of you thinking about a genset, her diesel generator room is under the main driveshaft. It has 8 million-dollar diesel monsters because many containers contain perishable foods and must be provided with 3-phase 440VAC at all times to run their refridgeration. The day I donned the ear protectors and climbed down there, the meters showed her generating over 400KW of power from 4 of the generators online. Plenty of power to start that little marine A/C under the V-berth...(c; From the master's cabin portholes, looking out across the hundreds of containers almost blocking your view, the flagstick on the bow looks like it's about a mile away. Larry tells me he can turn her around in less than 2.5 MILES and can stop her from 18 knots loaded in about a mile and a half! "I never get tired of playing with her", he said. Stay out of her way, ok? I doubt anyone will know they just ran over a 52' Beneteau. Make SURE your radar reflector is atop the mast! Oh, and someone with a great sense of humor mounted a set of Johnson outboard motor controls on the side of the helm for us touristas....hee hee..... Mounted just like a center console....(c; The food served to the crew is superb. There are few crew aboard her, actually. On each trip, they eat their way through 3 special fridge containers that run on a little railroad track into the galley. The containers are pre-packed with the entire meal list so noone has to rummage about looking for today's breakfast. At the end of each trip, they simply swap containers in minutes and they're ready for sea, again. I noticed several commercial fridges and freezers for late night snackin on leftovers. Lunch was delicious. I chose the steak, medium-well, please. The radio operator will retire next year. He's not going to be replaced as this position is no longer required. I sent out a satellite message to SeaLand from the desktop computer on the master's desk in his palatial cabin. It takes about a second to spend $10 on an email..... I came out of the master's head laughing. "What's so funny in there?", Larry asked me. "I remember back when I was a Navy sailor and if I had ****ed in the captain's private head they would have simply beheaded me and thrown my guts to the fish." "They would have done that to me, too, back when I was a sailor.", he quipped. "Times change.....(c;" By the way, if you'd like to book passage on any of these ships, I think it would be a great get-away vacation to ride to a European vacation on one. They do book passengers, as does Evergreen and the other carriers. The cabins are MUCH larger than being packed into a cruise ship like sardines and the crew loves to share their world with guests. Wish I could go.....www.sealand.com Larry W4CSC No, no, Scotty! I said, "Beam me a wrench.", not a WENCH! Kirk Out..... |
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Boating Factoid I found today....
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:08:55 GMT, Brian Whatcott
wrote: To answer the question, "What is the QE2 fuel comnsumption?": I bet you win a lot of bar wagers...G |
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Boating Factoid I found today....
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:08:55 GMT, Brian Whatcott
wrote: To answer the question, "What is the QE2 fuel comnsumption?": I bet you win a lot of bar wagers...G |
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Boating Factoid I found today....
What is the fuel consumption?
At the service speed of 28.5 knots, consumption is 380 tons per day: this equates to 50 ft/gall. I'll take 10,000 cases of that at 50 ft/ gallon. I know where it can be peddled for 100 times that price. :-) |
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