Development of a Series of High-Speed Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines for All Industrial Purposes (MB V 331)

This paper describes the development of a diesel family of 6, 8, and 12 cyl engines with a particularly compact design and offering direct injection for the purpose of providing engines of high performance for all industrial purposes operated at relatively high speed. The essential results of the development work are described and brief accounts are given of special purpose applications in which definite speeds are specified, such as for driving electric generators and pumps. A complementary series with a larger stroke, now under development, will utilize practically all parts of the original series.