The Association of Diesel Specialists is the worldwide diesel industry's leading trade association, dedicated to the highest level of service on diesel fuel injection and related systems. ADS has corporate and individual members in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and many other countries. The primary membership of ADS consists of independent repair shops (Service Members) specializing in diesel fuel injection, governor and turbocharger service. Each Service Member is authorized by one or more of the Association's Manufacturer Members, which are original equipment (OEM) manufacturers of fuel injection equipment, governors, superchargers or turbochargers. Other membership catagories encompass manufacturers and distributors of replacement parts and allied equipment, and educational schools offering programs in diesel mechanic training. 

 

 

The following ADS members are Diesel Fuel Injection professionals dedicated to the achievement of a high-caliber service. Please contact them for service and parts in your area:

 

IOWA:

- www.dieselspecialties.com

 

 

UTAH:

 

- www.gillettdiesel.com

 

 

A.D.S. MEMBER ONLY - Click below for excess stock available at cost to A.D.S. members.

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The World’s Most Gargantuan Diesel Engine

It may shock you that a lot of the stuff we buy is made in China. In order to keep up with the mammoth demand for Snuggies, Shake Weights and other trappings of modern society, the Emma Mærsk makes the trip in four fewer days than the average container ship on a China-to-California run.

Oh, did I mention that the Emma Mærsk is the most vast container ship in the world? At over 1300 feet long, it weighs 170,974 tons and carries 11,000 twenty-foot shipping containers. To move this mammoth vessel at its cruising speed of 31 knots (vs. the standard 18-20), you'll need more than some puny nuclear reactor—you need the 109,000Hp Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C, a 44-foot tall, 90-foot long diesel engine.

The 14-cylinder, 2-stroke TRA96 aboard the Emma Mærsk weighs over 2300 tons and operates at a relatively pokey 102 rpm. Unlike traditional diesel engines, the RTA96-C forgoes the camshaft, chain gear, fuel pumps and hydraulic actuators in favor of common rail technology. Common rail technology uses a high-pressure fuel rail to supply individual solenoid valves rather than a fuel pump feeding injectors. This allows the engine to perform better at low revs and consume less fuel. Still, even with these efficiencies, it still injects 6.5 ounces of diesel in every piston for every cycle.

With 25 engines already in service and another 86 on order, these engines will drive globalization—right into your local Wal-Mart.