Re: Capacity of Type VII diesel engine?
Posted by:
ARANTALES
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Date: July 17, 2023 07:36PM
Dear Roger,
Those diesels were not only used in the Type VII WWII2 German uboats, but for instance also in the Type XXI.
The MAN M6V 40/60 was a 6-cylinder 4-stroke engine with a cylinder diameter of 400mm and a piston stroke of 460mm (cf. the '40/60' in the name...).
The piston displacement or cylinder capacity (Pi*diameter*stroke) was 57,8 litres per cylinder.
Sources used:
"Diesels" by Lyle Cummins, Carnot Press
"U-Boottyp XXI" by Eberhard Rößler, Bernard & Graefe Verlag
A design report on the Type XXI from the U.S. Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth.
Best regards,
Walter
Those diesels were not only used in the Type VII WWII2 German uboats, but for instance also in the Type XXI.
The MAN M6V 40/60 was a 6-cylinder 4-stroke engine with a cylinder diameter of 400mm and a piston stroke of 460mm (cf. the '40/60' in the name...).
The piston displacement or cylinder capacity (Pi*diameter*stroke) was 57,8 litres per cylinder.
Sources used:
"Diesels" by Lyle Cummins, Carnot Press
"U-Boottyp XXI" by Eberhard Rößler, Bernard & Graefe Verlag
A design report on the Type XXI from the U.S. Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth.
Best regards,
Walter
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ARANTALES | 07/17/2023 07:36PM |
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