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RTA48T-B

Zulu Code Model

Description

Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA48T-B — a camshaft-controlled long-stroke two-stroke main engine with 480 mm bore on the bore/stroke-optimised 'T-B' generation. Mechanical (RTA) fuel injection; the electronically controlled sibling is the RT-flex48T-B. Commonly fitted as the main propulsion engine on Handysize / MR product and chemical tankers around 50,000 DWT.

Specifications

Cycle	2-Stroke
Bore	480 mm
Fuel Injection	Mechanical (RTA)

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Code map

^A  A  B  A
 │  │  │  └── Model: RTA48T-B
 │  │  └───── Make: Wärtsilä Sulzer
 │  └──────── Equipment: Main Engine
 └─────────── System: ME, Propulsion & Steering