Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., which has been developing and manufacturing many UEC type diesel engines since 1955, completed and delivered the first 6UEC52L type engine, one of the newest L series on February 1984 as scheduled.
The L series of UEC diesel engines, based on the good experiences obtained with more than 300 H and HA type engines, has been developed and designed based on the philosophy of meeting the needs of customers, i.e., energy saving, lowest propeller revolution, high reliability and easy maintenance.
The L type engine has been designed so as to have the merits for each shipowners, crews and shipyards respectively.
This paper describes the concepts used in developing the L type engine, its main features and the test results of the first 6UEC52L engine. From the test results the UEC L type engine has been proved to have the best specific fuel consumption, as low as the designed value, and the same reliability as conventional type engines as confirmed from various measurements.
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