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Would these reactors take up less physical space than the fuel system they would displace?
by jononomo 4y ago
Would these reactors take up less physical space than the fuel system they would displace?
- onlyrealcuzzo 4y agoAlmost certainly. See picture [1]. According to Wikipedia, they're ~87 ft x ~87 ft x ~44 ft = 333k cuft [2] These reactors are supposed to be a max of 4 containers in size. So ~12 of them would be ~48 containers = 4x6x2 = ~80 ft x ~60 ft x ~30 ft = 144k cuft. Though, I doubt you'd want to stack them like that, and I imagine you'd need more than just the reactors to replace the engine. But more importantly - container ships need space and weight for ~66k gallons of diesel per day - about ~3M gallons total. That's an additional ~401k cuft for diesel, and ~13,500 tons... Each TEU is 22 tons - so you could probably carry an additional 600 TEU (or ~3.5% more). [1] https://www.amusingplanet.com/2013/03/the-largest-and-most-powerful-diesel.html https://www.amusingplanet.com/2013/03/the-largest-and-most-p... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%A4rtsil%C3%A4-Sulzer_RTA96-C https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%A4rtsil%C3%A4-Sulzer_RTA9...