Rolls-Royce Bergen C series
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The Bergen C liquid fuel series is a compact reciprocating internal combustion engine
Internal combustion engine
The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer in a combustion chamber. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high-temperature and high -pressure gases produced by combustion apply direct force to some component of the engine...

 manufactured by Rolls-Royce plc
Rolls-Royce plc
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Design Duties

Capable of running on heavy fuel oil
Fuel oil
Fuel oil is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation, either as a distillate or a residue. Broadly speaking, fuel oil is any liquid petroleum product that is burned in a furnace or boiler for the generation of heat or used in an engine for the generation of power, except oils having a flash...

, it has been designed for genset (the prime mover in electrical generation applications) and marine propulsion duties for powers from 1440 to 2700 kW.
The Bergen C liquid fuel series engines have 250mm bore 330mm stroke, running at 900/1000rpm or 720/750rpm.
It is available in 6, 8 and 9 cylinder in-line versions.

Features and benefits:
  • Power dense, 220/300 kW/cyl
  • Brake Mean effective pressure
    Mean effective pressure
    The mean effective pressure is a quantity related to the operation of an reciprocating engine and is a valuable measure of an engine's capacity to do work that is independent of engine displacement. When quoted as an indicated mean effective pressure or imep , it may be thought of as the average...

     22.6 – 24.7bar
  • Specific fuel consumption 182-186 g/kWh
  • High availability, designed for long service intervals, condition based maintenance
  • Cylinder unit replaced as a single unit



The Bergen C engine takes advantage of an advanced thermodynamic cycle, based on high compression ratio, optimised valve timing, high charge air pressure and late and fast combustion. This ensures good trade-off between fuel consumption, nitrous oxide
Nitrous oxide
Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or sweet air, is a chemical compound with the formula . It is an oxide of nitrogen. At room temperature, it is a colorless non-flammable gas, with a slightly sweet odor and taste. It is used in surgery and dentistry for its anesthetic and analgesic...

(Nox) emissions and particulates.

Dry Masses

The Bergen C engines have dry masses between 18000 and 25000 kg depending on the number of cylinders.

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