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MTU
20V4000 M53R
The MTU 20V4000 M53R is a V‑20, medium‑speed (≈1800 rpm) four‑stroke diesel engine delivering about 3 MW of shaft power for main propulsion.
3000.0 kW
Power
Engine Specifications
20
Cylinders
165 mm
Bore
190 mm
Stroke
4-stroke
Stroke Type
Components & Design
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Technical Data
Bohrung
165-170 mm je Variante
Hub
190-210 mm je Variante
Leistungsbereich
746-4300 kW
Drehzahl
1600-2100 rpm
Zylinder pro Motor
8/12/16/20 Zylinder
Hubraum
32-86 Liter je Konfiguration
Bremsleistung M90
2040 kW (12V), 2720 kW (16V)
Bremsleistung M73
1920 kW (12V), 2560 kW (16V), 3200-3600 kW (20V)
Bremsleistung M93
1680 kW (12V), 2240 kW (16V), 2800-3150 kW (20V)
Bremsleistung M63
1840-2080 kW (16V)
Trockengewicht 12V M93
8410 kg
Trockengewicht 16V M93
9600 kg
Trockengewicht 20V M73
12080 kg
Spezifischer Verbrauch M60
185 g/kWh
Spezifischer Verbrauch M63
195-203 g/kWh
Spezifischer Verbrauch M73
213-216 g/kWh
Spezifischer Verbrauch M93
224-230 g/kWh
Einspritzsystem
Common Rail, elektronisch gesteuert
Ventile pro Zylinder
4 Ventile pro Zylinder
Turboaufladung
Sequentielle Turboaufladung mit 2 wassergekuehlten Turboladern
Emissionen
IMO Tier II, EPA-konform, M05 mit SCR (IMO III, EPA Tier 4)
Treibstoff
Marinediesel ISO 8217
power kw
3000
rpm
1800
fuel type
MDO
configuration
V
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Common failures & inspection points
Rohwasser-Pumpendichtungen: Auslaufende Rohwasserpumpen fuehren zu Salzwasserkorrosion; auslaufendes Wasser kann Dichtungsbohrung zusetzen und in das Lageroel e
Turbolader-Ausfaelle: Ca. 90% der Turbolader-Ausfaelle entstehen durch Schmierungsprobleme (Oeldrosselung, kontaminiertes Oel, falsche Viskositaet)
Brennstoffkontamination: Wasser im Brennstoff, Verschmutzung und biologisches Wachstum beschaedigen Hochdruck-Common-Rail-Einspritzsysteme (>2000 bar)
Wassergekuehlte Auspuffboegen: Innenseitige Korrosion und Blockierung von Durchflusskanalen durch Korrosionsprodukte
Kuehlsystem-Vernachlaessigung: Verschmutzte Waermetauscher, abgeloeste Opferanoden (Zink), schwache Impeller fuehren zu Uebertemperaturereignissen und Kavitatio
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Wer liefert dieses Teil? 11 Betriebe im Verzeichnis · 12 aus Herstellerlisten
Alpentech Ship Chandlers LLC
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ANLEGG OG MARINE SERVICE AS AS
Tananger, Norway
Compass Marine
United States
Diesel Engine Services and Repairs
Lithuania
Dpocgroup
Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands
Lubrafil BV
Barendrecht, Netherlands
MEYER RE GmbH
Papenburg, Germany
Mistral Marine Solutions
Switzerland
Pacific Power Group
El Cajon, United States
Pacific Power Group, LLC
Kent, United States
Wajax - Dorval
Dorval, Canada
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