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Wärtsilä

8LW20

The Wärtsilä 8LW20 is an eight‑cylinder, medium‑speed (up to 1200 rpm) four‑stroke trunk piston diesel engine delivering about 920 kW, known for its compact L‑configuration and flexible fuel capability (HFO/MDO or dual‑fuel LNG).

920.0 kW
Power

Engine Specifications

8
Cylinders
200 mm
Bore
280 mm
Stroke
4-stroke
Stroke Type

Components & Design

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Technical Data

Bohrung × Hub 200 × 280 mm
Hubraum pro Zylinder 8,8 l
Leistung pro Zylinder (aktuell) 185-220 kW (abhängig von Variante/Drehzahl)
Verdichtungsverhältnis 15:1
Spezifischer Brennstoffverbrauch (SFOC) 186-187 g/kWh (ISO-Bedingungen)
Motorkonfigurationen 4L20, 5L20, 6L20, 8L20, 9L20 (nur Reihe)
Gewichte (Reihe-Motor) 4L20: 6,8 t | 6L20: 8,3 t | 8L20: 10,5 t | 9L20: 11,1 t
Gewichte (Stromerzeuger) 4L20: 14,0 t | 6L20: 16,8 t | 8L20: 20,7 t | 9L20: 23,8 t
Kolben-Mittenfluß-Geschwindigkeit 8,4 m/s (900 rpm), 9,3 m/s (1000 rpm)
Ventile pro Zylinder 2 Einlass + 2 Auslass
Bauform 4-stroke, non-reversible, turbocharged & charge air cooling, direct injection
Ausführungen verfügbar Diesel (W20) & Dual-Fuel (W20DF, seit 2011)
Liefermenge seit 1990er >7500 Motoren insgesamt; >6000 W20DF-Einheiten
power kw 920
rpm 1200
fuel type HFO/MDO
configuration L

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Common failures & inspection points

Balance shaft bearing damage – can lead to major damage and downtime. Wärtsilä has developed a temperature monitoring system.

Perform continuous temperature monitoring of balance shaft bearings; check alarms

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Turbocharger overheating at higher speeds (1200 rpm upgrade) – new cooling pipe arrangement required. New KBB ST5 EP version is solution.

Turbocharger internal temperatures check; new cooling pipe installation at >1000 rpm operation verify

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Piston ring wear & cylinder liner scoring marks – early detection prevents critical wear and piston ring failure.

Visual inspection of cylinder liners every 4–8 weeks; piston crown check by mirror & flashlight

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Fuel injection system wear (W20DF): pilot fuel injection nozzle can be damaged by cavitation erosion. Wärtsilä offers oil-cooled nozzle solution.

Einspritzdüsen auf Erosions-/Kavitations-Spuren inspizieren; Treibstoff-Filterung & -Sauberkeit überprüfen

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Pneumatisches Luftablass-Ventil (alt) – war ungenau. Neue hydraulische Lösung (Lisk-Ventil) in überarbeiteter Version.

Air release valve function check; on older engines check for hydraulics upgrade

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