This diesel engine has a maximum horsepower of 430 horsepower, which is an increase of 20 horsepower.
The 20 horsepower increase may not seem surprising, but the change in fuel consumption is surprising.
The average fuel consumption rate of the L-3 diesel engine is no more than 238gkW?h, which means that the fuel consumption per kilowatt-hour is less than or equal to 238 grams.
This concept is relatively abstract. The conversion is: 430X0.735=316.5 kilowatts.
Then multiply this data by the fuel consumption value: 316.5X238=grams, more than 75 kilograms.
This is the amount of fuel the engine burns in one hour at its rated maximum load.
Under heavy load conditions, it consumes 150 kilograms of fuel per hour. What does this mean?
If anyone raises such a thing, it will drink all the oil it needs to go bankrupt.
After being tested by Nanwan engineers, this value was reduced from 238g to 205g.
Fuel consumption under maximum load per hour has been reduced to 64 kg, a decrease of 11 kg.
Moreover, the average oil consumption rate has also dropped from no more than 10.9gkW?h to 7.3gkW?h.
This is an amazing value.
There are hundreds of thousands of tanks in the country. If one tank saves so much fuel when deployed, how much fuel can be saved?
An astronomical figure.
Although the horsepower increase is not much, this is without installing Nanwan’s own turbocharger.
When Nanwan finished making the variable-section turbocharger suitable for this engine and tested it on the test bench, Lei Heyang took a deep breath.
605 horsepower.
Holy crap! If the Type 62 tank used this engine now, it would be a disaster!
The key is the reduction in fuel consumption. With the same tank of fuel, this engine can run dozens more kilometers!
This is no small number. If a tank can run dozens more kilometers on the battlefield, it can be a major factor that can change the course of the battlefield.
Seeing Lei Heyang's stupid look, Guan Tiankong looked at him with disdain: "Commander Lei..."
"Call me comrade, only the Pot Democrats call you sir."
During this period, Lei Heyang also became familiar with Guan Tiankong. This guy corrected him countless times and always called him "commander".
"Hey! Comrade Lei, your engine is too outdated. If we were to design it, we could easily increase the horsepower of this engine by 100, and we could also reduce fuel consumption."
If we redesign the cylinder liner and piston of this engine and change the piston stroke, we can see some changes in fuel consumption and horsepower.
If you just want to keep the current 430 horsepower, there is no burden in cutting two cylinders.
In this way, Guan Tiankong brought an order for 100,000 turbochargers and an equivalent number of engine modification orders to Nanwan Group.
However, Nanwan Heavy Vehicle did not accept the engine modification order, but gave Nanwan Group's modification plan to Lei Heyang and asked them to go back and modify it themselves.
As for the parts needed for the transformation, you can buy them from Nanwan Group.
"If I wasn't worried about taking jobs from the Northern Group, I would really like to design new engines for the military." Wen Guanghua was a little proud.
"Tank engines and civilian engines are produced in different ways. We may not be able to produce them."
"I don't believe that if the North can produce it, we can't. Give us two years and we can still make the engine work."
"We have plenty of things to do. We can design for them when we have free time, but forget it. We have enough to eat, so there's no need to steal their jobs."
It's not easy for military enterprises today. Although they are not as strong as they were when they were making missiles and selling tea eggs, their strength is still limited.
"This is the 25-ton tractor we're launching next month. It comes in three horsepower options: 430 horsepower, 470 horsepower, and 500 horsepower."
Wen Guanghua led Wan Feng into a workshop, where he saw a 6X4-drive truck with a front face that looked somewhat like a Scania model.
The appearance looks very domineering.
"Ah! Four or five hundred horsepower to pull twenty-five tons?"
"We also have a 40-ton one, but the government won't allow it if you order it higher. With the rules, it can actually tow a 100-ton one without any problems."
Wan Feng opened the car door and got into the driver's seat.
In his previous life, when he was driving a small dump truck to haul cement for his boss's family, he was very envious of the drivers in his family who drove J6s. At least they looked very domineering on the road.
No matter how high-end the car you are driving is, you have to stay away from it when you see it. You will be injured or even killed if you get close to it.
Unfortunately, the driver's license he got later was only C1 and he was not qualified to drive.
In fact, he sometimes had the idea of converting a high-horsepower tractor truck into a luxury RV.
I drive around the country by myself, and of course I take my wife with me to travel all over the beautiful land of our motherland.
Maybe he will realize this idea in the future, but of course that will have to wait until his son and daughter grow up.
It’s just a thought now.
Wan Feng sat in the driver's seat and looked around the cab.
The design of these guys is still very advanced.
The cab adopts a high-top design and is equipped with a lower berth and an extra-wide foldable sofa bed with a width of 1 meter.
The width of one meter is enough for two thin people to squeeze in.
The upper berth adopts a pull-out cabinet type, which is probably convenient for use as a storage compartment.
The steering wheel has some resemblance to that of a Mercedes-Benz heavy truck.
In fact, the steering wheels of European heavy trucks look similar, and it is difficult to tell which one imitated whom. Now some Chinese trucks are also starting to adopt this style.
The center console is designed to be standard, with the highlight being the use of an MP3 player, a novel innovation on domestic trucks.
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