Thread: New engine design

Originally Posted by INDABA

It wasn`t wartsila that made opposed piston marine diesels it was DOXFORD , and they WERE the most ecenomical of all, quiet as well

Arggggghhhhh! You're right of course! Total confusion on my part. Sorry.

The Doxford was the one I was thinking of, and in any case, opposed piston engines are certainly not new, and there have been some fascinating manifestations of them, like the Napier Deltic, for instance, used extensively for locomotives and marine engines in the UK; '50's onward.

They were very powerful for their size, but were heavy on maintenance requirement, so ultimately were replaced by more conventional diesels.

Cheers,

Lionel

Originally Posted by Dougal

Don't forget the Commer TS-3 "knocker".

Yes - already mentioned by "blitz".

Cheers,

Lionel